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paleocrystic

paleocrystic adjective: of, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.

Adjective

paleocrystic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.
    • It [sc. a photo] shows five stubby figures wrapped in furs, the flag set in a paleocrystic peak behind them that might suggest a real physical Pole.1975, E.L. Doctorow, Ragtime, page 67

Origin of paleocrystic

From Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κρύος (krúos, “frost”).

Questions about paleocrystic

What does paleocrystic mean?
Paleocrystic means of, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.
What part of speech is paleocrystic?
Paleocrystic is an adjective.

Words near paleocrystic in the dictionary

  1. paleocoordinates
  2. paleocopid
  3. paleocortex
  4. paleocortical
  5. paleocribellate
  6. paleocrystic
  7. paleocurrent
  8. paleocurrents
  9. paleocytological
  10. paleocytologist
  11. paleocytologists

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