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paleocollapse

paleocollapse noun: a rock structure resembling the karst landform, but formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.

Noun

paleocollapse (countable and uncountable, plural paleocollapses)

  1. A rock structure resembling the karst landform, but formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.

Forms of paleocollapse

pluralpaleocollapses

Origin of paleocollapse

From paleo- + collapse.

Questions about paleocollapse

What does paleocollapse mean?
Paleocollapse means a rock structure resembling the karst landform, but formed essentially by the dissolution of underlying sedimentary rock.
What part of speech is paleocollapse?
Paleocollapse is a noun.
What is the plural of paleocollapse?
The plural of paleocollapse is paleocollapses.

Words near paleocollapse in the dictionary

  1. paleoclimatologists
  2. paleoclimatology
  3. paleocoast
  4. paleocoastal
  5. paleocoasts
  6. paleocollapse
  7. paleocollapses
  8. paleocolonies
  9. paleocolony
  10. paleocommunities
  11. paleocommunity

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