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mesostasis

mesostasis noun: the very last state (or material formed) in the formation of an igneous rock.

Noun

mesostasis

  1. The very last state (or material formed) in the formation of an igneous rock

Origin of mesostasis

From meso- + stasis, because it is found in the midst of all other components.

Questions about mesostasis

What does mesostasis mean?
Mesostasis means the very last state (or material formed) in the formation of an igneous rock.
What part of speech is mesostasis?
Mesostasis is a noun.

Words near mesostasis in the dictionary

  1. mesospore
  2. mesospores
  3. mesostability
  4. mesostabilizing
  5. mesostable
  6. mesostasis
  7. mesostate
  8. mesostates
  9. mesostatic
  10. mesostegostom
  11. mesosterna

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