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ophiolite

ophiolite noun: an assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.

Noun

ophiolite (plural ophiolites)

  1. An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.

Forms of ophiolite

pluralophiolites

Origin of ophiolite

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -lite.

Words formed from ophiolite

Questions about ophiolite

What does ophiolite mean?
Ophiolite means an assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
What part of speech is ophiolite?
Ophiolite is a noun.
What is the plural of ophiolite?
The plural of ophiolite is ophiolites.

Words near ophiolite in the dictionary

  1. ophiolepidids
  2. ophioleucin
  3. ophioleucinid
  4. ophioleucinids
  5. ophioleucins
  6. ophiolite
  7. ophiolites
  8. ophiolithic
  9. ophiolitic
  10. ophioliticlastic
  11. ophiolitiferous

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