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paleodeposition

paleodeposition noun: the formation of a deposit in the distant past.

Noun

paleodeposition (uncountable)

  1. The formation of a deposit in the distant past

Origin of paleodeposition

From paleo- + deposition.

Words formed from paleodeposition

Questions about paleodeposition

What does paleodeposition mean?
Paleodeposition means the formation of a deposit in the distant past.
What part of speech is paleodeposition?
Paleodeposition is a noun.

Words near paleodeposition in the dictionary

  1. paleodemographer
  2. paleodemographers
  3. paleodemographic
  4. paleodemographical
  5. paleodemography
  6. paleodeposition
  7. paleodepositional
  8. paleodepth
  9. paleodepths
  10. paleodermatoglyphic
  11. paleodermatoglyphics

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