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anthropoclast

anthropoclast noun: rock deriving from human-made materials, such as metal slag or plastic. Rock composed of anthropoclastite, made from anthropoclastic minerals.

Noun

anthropoclast (plural anthropoclasts)

  1. Rock deriving from human-made materials, such as metal slag or plastic. Rock composed of anthropoclastite, made from anthropoclastic minerals.

Forms of anthropoclast

pluralanthropoclasts

Origin of anthropoclast

anthropo- + -clast. From having derived from the breakdown of human-made materials.

Questions about anthropoclast

What does anthropoclast mean?
Anthropoclast means rock deriving from human-made materials, such as metal slag or plastic. Rock composed of anthropoclastite, made from anthropoclastic minerals.
What part of speech is anthropoclast?
Anthropoclast is a noun.
What is the plural of anthropoclast?
The plural of anthropoclast is anthropoclasts.

Words near anthropoclast in the dictionary

  1. anthropochores
  2. anthropochoric
  3. anthropochorous
  4. anthropochory
  5. anthropocide
  6. anthropoclast
  7. anthropoclastic
  8. anthropoclastite
  9. anthropoclimatology
  10. anthropocosmic
  11. anthropod

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