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erathem

erathem noun: the total stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain corresponding span of time during an era in the geologic timescale.

Noun

erathem (plural erathems)

  1. The total stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain corresponding span of time during an era in the geologic timescale.

Forms of erathem

pluralerathems

Questions about erathem

What does erathem mean?
Erathem means the total stratigraphic unit deposited during a certain corresponding span of time during an era in the geologic timescale.
What part of speech is erathem?
Erathem is a noun.
What is the plural of erathem?
The plural of erathem is erathems.

Words near erathem in the dictionary

  1. erasure poetry
  2. erasures
  3. eratapokriseis
  4. Erath
  5. Erath County
  6. erathem
  7. erathems
  8. Erato
  9. Eratosthenes
  10. Eratosthenian
  11. Erava

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