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plumbotectonics

plumbotectonics noun: the formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle.

Noun

plumbotectonics (uncountable)

  1. The formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle

Origin of plumbotectonics

From plumbo- + tectonics.

Questions about plumbotectonics

What does plumbotectonics mean?
Plumbotectonics means the formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle.
What part of speech is plumbotectonics?
Plumbotectonics is a noun.

Words near plumbotectonics in the dictionary

  1. plumbopyrochlore
  2. plumbosolvency
  3. plumbosolvent
  4. plumbostannite
  5. plumbotectonic
  6. plumbotectonics
  7. plumbotellurite
  8. plumbotsumite
  9. plumbous
  10. plumbs
  11. plumbum

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