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bioclastic

bioclastic adjective: describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms.

Adjective

bioclastic (comparative more bioclastic, superlative most bioclastic)

  1. Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms
  2. Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms

Forms of bioclastic

comparativemore bioclastic
superlativemost bioclastic

Origin of bioclastic

From bio- + clastic.

Questions about bioclastic

What does bioclastic mean?
Bioclastic means describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms.
What part of speech is bioclastic?
Bioclastic is an adjective.

Words near bioclastic in the dictionary

  1. biocircuit
  2. biocircuits
  3. biocitizenship
  4. biocitizenships
  5. bioclast
  6. bioclastic
  7. bioclasts
  8. bioclaustration
  9. bioclaustrations
  10. bioclean
  11. biocleavable

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