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chronosome

chronosome noun: a sedimentary rock unit defined by planes of simultaneous deposition.

Noun

chronosome (plural chronosomes)

  1. A sedimentary rock unit defined by planes of simultaneous deposition.

Forms of chronosome

pluralchronosomes

Origin of chronosome

from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”)

Questions about chronosome

What does chronosome mean?
Chronosome means a sedimentary rock unit defined by planes of simultaneous deposition.
What part of speech is chronosome?
Chronosome is a noun.
What is the plural of chronosome?
The plural of chronosome is chronosomes.

Words near chronosome in the dictionary

  1. chronoscopy
  2. chronosemic
  3. chronosequence
  4. chronosequences
  5. chronosocial
  6. chronosome
  7. chronosomes
  8. chronospatial
  9. chronospecies
  10. chronostasis
  11. chronostatic

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