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leptoclase

leptoclase noun: a thin fracture, in sedimentary rocks, either normal or oblique to the bedding plane.

Noun

leptoclase (plural leptoclases)

  1. A thin fracture, in sedimentary rocks, either normal or oblique to the bedding plane

Forms of leptoclase

pluralleptoclases

Origin of leptoclase

From lepto- + -clase.

Questions about leptoclase

What does leptoclase mean?
Leptoclase means a thin fracture, in sedimentary rocks, either normal or oblique to the bedding plane.
What part of speech is leptoclase?
Leptoclase is a noun.
What is the plural of leptoclase?
The plural of leptoclase is leptoclases.

Words near leptoclase in the dictionary

  1. leptochitonids
  2. leptochlorite
  3. leptochlorites
  4. leptochoroid
  5. leptochoroids
  6. leptoclase
  7. leptoclases
  8. leptocleidian
  9. leptocleidians
  10. leptocleidid
  11. leptocleidids

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