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perthitic

perthitic adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite.

Adjective

perthitic (comparative more perthitic, superlative most perthitic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite

Forms of perthitic

comparativemore perthitic
superlativemost perthitic

Origin of perthitic

From perthite + -ic.

Words formed from perthitic

Questions about perthitic

What does perthitic mean?
Perthitic means of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite.
What part of speech is perthitic?
Perthitic is an adjective.

Words near perthitic in the dictionary

  1. perthiocyanates
  2. perthiocyanic acid
  3. perthiocyanogen
  4. perthite
  5. perthites
  6. perthitic
  7. perthitically
  8. Perthonalities
  9. Perthonality
  10. Perthshire
  11. Perthville

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