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biochronology

biochronology noun: the dating of rocks by analysis of their fossil content.

Noun

biochronology (countable and uncountable, plural biochronologies)

  1. The dating of rocks by analysis of their fossil content

Forms of biochronology

pluralbiochronologies

Origin of biochronology

From bio- + chronology.

Questions about biochronology

What does biochronology mean?
Biochronology means the dating of rocks by analysis of their fossil content.
What part of speech is biochronology?
Biochronology is a noun.
What is the plural of biochronology?
The plural of biochronology is biochronologies.

Words near biochronology in the dictionary

  1. biochronographic
  2. biochronologic
  3. biochronological
  4. biochronologically
  5. biochronologies
  6. biochronology
  7. biochronometer
  8. biochronometers
  9. biochronometries
  10. biochronometry
  11. biochronostratigraphic

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