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paraglacial

paraglacial adjective: describing the unstable conditions following the retreat of a glacier.

Adjective

paraglacial (not comparable)

  1. Describing the unstable conditions following the retreat of a glacier

Origin of paraglacial

From para- + glacial.

Questions about paraglacial

What does paraglacial mean?
Paraglacial means describing the unstable conditions following the retreat of a glacier.
What part of speech is paraglacial?
Paraglacial is an adjective.

Words near paraglacial in the dictionary

  1. parageusia
  2. parageusic
  3. parageusis
  4. parageustia
  5. paragigantocellular
  6. paraglacial
  7. paraglenal
  8. paraglide
  9. paraglided
  10. paraglider
  11. paraglider pilot

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