Marmorosis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marmorosis \Mar`mo*ro"sis\ (m[aum]r`m[-o]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n.
     [NL.] (Geol.)
     The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into
     marble. --Geikie.
     [1913 Webster]