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allochronic

allochronic adjective: occurring in different geologic time periods.

Adjective

allochronic (not comparable)

  1. occurring in different geologic time periods

Origin of allochronic

From allo- + chronic.

Questions about allochronic

What does allochronic mean?
Allochronic means occurring in different geologic time periods.
What part of speech is allochronic?
Allochronic is an adjective.

Words near allochronic in the dictionary

  1. allochroic
  2. allochroite
  3. allochromasia
  4. allochromatic
  5. allochrome
  6. allochronic
  7. allochronism
  8. allochronous
  9. allochrony
  10. allochroous
  11. allochrous

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