Tholeiitic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to tholeiite. not-comparable

    "They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt."

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"They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt."

Etymology

From tholeiite + -ic.

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