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phytoclast

phytoclast noun: a microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.

Noun

phytoclast (plural phytoclasts)

  1. A microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.

Forms of phytoclast

pluralphytoclasts

Origin of phytoclast

From phyto- + clast.

Questions about phytoclast

What does phytoclast mean?
Phytoclast means a microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.
What part of speech is phytoclast?
Phytoclast is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoclast?
The plural of phytoclast is phytoclasts.

Words near phytoclast in the dictionary

  1. phytochromobilin
  2. phytochromobilins
  3. phytocidal
  4. phytocide
  5. phytocides
  6. phytoclast
  7. phytoclasts
  8. phytoclimatic
  9. phytoclimatology
  10. phytococktail
  11. phytococktails

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