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interdistributary

interdistributary adjective: between distributaries.

Adjective

interdistributary (not comparable)

  1. Between distributaries
    • This facies association, coupled with the significant thickness of the mudstone units and the lack of evidences of emergence and/or root traces indicate that F1 mudstone-siltstone was deposited in distal delta front environment [67 ] rather than in a shallow water floodplain lake or...2016 March 2, “Depositional Environment of Mio-Pliocene Siwalik Sedimentary Strata from the Darjeeling Himalayan Foothills, India: A Palynological Approach”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of interdistributary

From inter- + distributary.

Questions about interdistributary

What does interdistributary mean?
Interdistributary means between distributaries.
What part of speech is interdistributary?
Interdistributary is an adjective.

Words near interdistributary in the dictionary

  1. interdistances
  2. interdistinguish
  3. interdistinguished
  4. interdistinguishes
  5. interdistinguishing
  6. interdistributary
  7. interdistribute
  8. interdistributed
  9. interdistributional
  10. interdistrict
  11. interdisulfide

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