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oceanization

oceanization noun: the process of formation of an ocean after continental rifting.

Noun

oceanization (uncountable)

  1. The process of formation of an ocean after continental rifting.

Origin of oceanization

From ocean + -ization. First use appears c. 1960 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

Questions about oceanization

What does oceanization mean?
Oceanization means the process of formation of an ocean after continental rifting.
What part of speech is oceanization?
Oceanization is a noun.

Words near oceanization in the dictionary

  1. oceanites
  2. oceanitid
  3. oceanitids
  4. oceanity
  5. oceanium
  6. oceanization
  7. oceanize
  8. oceanized
  9. oceanizes
  10. oceanizing
  11. oceanless

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