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orthogeosynclines

orthogeosynclines is the plural of orthogeosyncline.

Meaning of orthogeosyncline

Noun

orthogeosyncline (plural orthogeosynclines)

  1. A linear geosynclinal belt lying between continental and oceanic cratons, and having internal volcanic belts (eugeosynclinal) and external nonvolcanic belts (miogeosynclinal). Also known as geosynclinal couple; primary geosyncline.

Questions about orthogeosynclines

What is orthogeosynclines the plural of?
Orthogeosynclines is the plural of orthogeosyncline.

Words near orthogeosynclines in the dictionary

  1. orthogenetics
  2. orthogenic
  3. orthogenomic
  4. orthogenomics
  5. orthogeosyncline
  6. orthogeosynclines
  7. orthogeriatric
  8. orthogeriatrics
  9. orthogeris
  10. orthoglycaemic
  11. orthognathic

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