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allochemical

allochemical adjective: of rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.

Adjective

allochemical (not comparable)

  1. Of rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.

Noun

allochemical (plural allochemicals)

  1. Such a rock

Forms of allochemical

pluralallochemicals

Origin of allochemical

From allo- + chemical.

Questions about allochemical

What does allochemical mean?
Allochemical means of rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.
What part of speech is allochemical?
Allochemical can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near allochemical in the dictionary

  1. allocentrically
  2. allocentrics
  3. allocentrism
  4. allochalcoselite
  5. allochem
  6. allochemical
  7. allochemicals
  8. allochems
  9. allocher
  10. allochers
  11. allochetite

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