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abyssolithic

US/əˌbɪs.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/

abyssolithic adjective: of or pertaining to an abyssolith.

Adjective

abyssolithic (comparative more abyssolithic, superlative most abyssolithic)

  1. Of or pertaining to an abyssolith.
    • anomaly peaks were the first demonstrations of a very deep abyssolithic structure in that region...1982, Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, volume 85

Forms of abyssolithic

comparativemore abyssolithic
superlativemost abyssolithic

Origin of abyssolithic

From abyss (“deep”) + lithic (“rock like”).

Words that rhyme with abyssolithic

Questions about abyssolithic

What does abyssolithic mean?
Abyssolithic means of or pertaining to an abyssolith.
What part of speech is abyssolithic?
Abyssolithic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce abyssolithic?
Abyssolithic is pronounced /əˌbɪs.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (US).

Words near abyssolithic in the dictionary

  1. abyssochrysid
  2. abyssochrysids
  3. abyssochrysoid
  4. abyssochrysoids
  5. abyssolith
  6. abyssolithic
  7. abyssoliths
  8. abyssomicin
  9. abyssomicins
  10. abyssopelagic
  11. abyssopelagic zone

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