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diamicton

diamicton noun: a terrigenous sediment that is unsorted to poorly sorted and contains particles ranging in size from clay to boulders, suspended in an unconsolidated matrix of mud or sand.

Noun

diamicton (plural diamictons)

  1. A terrigenous sediment that is unsorted to poorly sorted and contains particles ranging in size from clay to boulders, suspended in an unconsolidated matrix of mud or sand.

Forms of diamicton

pluraldiamictons

Origin of diamicton

By surface analysis, dia- (“through”) + miction (“urination”).

Questions about diamicton

What does diamicton mean?
Diamicton means a terrigenous sediment that is unsorted to poorly sorted and contains particles ranging in size from clay to boulders, suspended in an unconsolidated matrix of mud or sand.
What part of speech is diamicton?
Diamicton is a noun.
What is the plural of diamicton?
The plural of diamicton is diamictons.

Words near diamicton in the dictionary

  1. diametrically
  2. diamfenetide
  3. diamict
  4. diamictite
  5. diamictites
  6. diamicton
  7. diamid
  8. diamidate
  9. diamide
  10. diamides
  11. diamidide

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