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McMurdoan

McMurdoan adjective: of or relating to McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.

Adjective

McMurdoan (comparative more McMurdoan, superlative most McMurdoan)

  1. Of or relating to McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.
    • In the corridors of McMurdo’s Crary Lab building (a research facility for the advancement of Antarctic science) there is a permanent exhibit showcasing titbits of McMurdoan scientific history.2014 April 21, Geoffrey Gearheart, “Antarctica: sacrifices in the name of Science”, in Geoffrey Gearheart

Noun

McMurdoan (plural McMurdoans)

  1. A researcher at McMurdo Station.
    • Even the chance of seeing the sun was enough to draw a crowd from the ten winterover Kiwis and two hundred and fifty McMurdoans to the peak.2021 March 12, M. L. Buchman, Sunrise on ‘The Ice’
    Synonyms:
    McMurdoite

Synonyms of McMurdoan

Forms of McMurdoan

Adjective
comparativemore McMurdoan
superlativemost McMurdoan
Noun
pluralMcMurdoans

Origin of McMurdoan

From McMurdo + -an.

Questions about McMurdoan

What does McMurdoan mean?
McMurdoan means of or relating to McMurdo Station, an American research base in Antarctica.
What part of speech is McMurdoan?
McMurdoan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near McMurdoan in the dictionary

  1. McMurchy
  2. McMurdie
  3. McMurdo
  4. McMurdo Sound
  5. McMurdo Station
  6. McMurdoan
  7. McMurdoans
  8. McMurdoch
  9. McMurdock
  10. McMurdoite
  11. McMurdoites

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