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microtephra

microtephra noun: microscopic deposits of tephra.

Noun

microtephra (uncountable)

  1. Microscopic deposits of tephra.
    • This microtephra may be ejected into the upper atmosphere and travel for many thousands of miles […].2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 45

Origin of microtephra

From micro- + tephra.

Questions about microtephra

What does microtephra mean?
Microtephra means microscopic deposits of tephra.
What part of speech is microtephra?
Microtephra is a noun.

Words near microtephra in the dictionary

  1. microtensile
  2. microtensiometer
  3. microtensiometers
  4. microtentacle
  5. microtentacles
  6. microtephra
  7. microtergite
  8. microtergites
  9. microterrace
  10. microterraced
  11. microterraces

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