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plutonistic

plutonistic adjective: of, or related to plutonism.

Adjective

plutonistic (comparative more plutonistic, superlative most plutonistic)

  1. Of, or related to plutonism.
    • Werner was correct in pointing out that many sedimentary rocks, such as limestone and sandstone, were deposited in water without any significant role for plutonistic heating.1991, William K. Hartmann, Ron Miller, The history of earth: an illustrated chronicle of an evolving planet

Forms of plutonistic

comparativemore plutonistic
superlativemost plutonistic

Origin of plutonistic

From plutonism.

Questions about plutonistic

What does plutonistic mean?
Plutonistic means of, or related to plutonism.
What part of speech is plutonistic?
Plutonistic is an adjective.

Words near plutonistic in the dictionary

  1. plutonics
  2. plutoniferous
  3. plutonism
  4. plutonisms
  5. plutonist
  6. plutonistic
  7. plutonists
  8. plutonium
  9. plutonium bomb
  10. plutonium bombs
  11. plutonium dioxide

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