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palaeosubduction

palaeosubduction noun: a subduction that occurred in the geologic past.

Noun

palaeosubduction (plural palaeosubductions)

  1. A subduction that occurred in the geologic past

Forms of palaeosubduction

pluralpalaeosubductions

Origin of palaeosubduction

From palaeo- + subduction.

Questions about palaeosubduction

What does palaeosubduction mean?
Palaeosubduction means a subduction that occurred in the geologic past.
What part of speech is palaeosubduction?
Palaeosubduction is a noun.
What is the plural of palaeosubduction?
The plural of palaeosubduction is palaeosubductions.

Words near palaeosubduction in the dictionary

  1. palaeosol
  2. palaeosolic
  3. palaeosols
  4. palaeospecies
  5. palaeospinothalamic
  6. palaeosubduction
  7. palaeosubductions
  8. palaeosubspecies
  9. palaeosurface
  10. palaeosurfaces
  11. palaeoswamp

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