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hypersthenic

hypersthenic adjective: composed of, or containing, hypersthene.

Adjective (1)

hypersthenic (comparative more hypersthenic, superlative most hypersthenic)

  1. Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.
    • hypersthenic rock

Adjective (2)

hypersthenic (comparative more hypersthenic, superlative most hypersthenic)

  1. Having or relating to hypersthenia.

Noun

hypersthenic (plural hypersthenics)

  1. A person who has hypersthenia.

Forms of hypersthenic

Adjective
comparativemore hypersthenic
superlativemost hypersthenic
Noun
pluralhypersthenics

Origin of hypersthenic

From hypersthene + -ic.

From hypersthenia + -ic.

Questions about hypersthenic

What does hypersthenic mean?
Hypersthenic means composed of, or containing, hypersthene.
What part of speech is hypersthenic?
Hypersthenic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near hypersthenic in the dictionary

  1. hyperstereograms
  2. hypersthene
  3. hypersthenes
  4. hypersthenia
  5. hypersthenias
  6. hypersthenic
  7. hypersthenics
  8. hypersthenite
  9. hypersthenites
  10. hypersthenuria
  11. hypersthenuric

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