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preceramic

preceramic adjective: describing a society that did not use pottery.

Adjective

preceramic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a society that did not use pottery.
  2. Of a polymer: able to be converted into a ceramic by pyrolysis in an inert atmosphere.

Noun

preceramic (plural preceramics)

  1. A preceramic polymer.

Forms of preceramic

pluralpreceramics

Origin of preceramic

From pre- + ceramic.

Questions about preceramic

What does preceramic mean?
Preceramic means describing a society that did not use pottery.
What part of speech is preceramic?
Preceramic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preceramic in the dictionary

  1. preceptress
  2. preceptresses
  3. precepts
  4. preceptual
  5. preceptually
  6. preceramic
  7. preceramics
  8. precerebellar
  9. precerebellary
  10. precerebellin
  11. precerebral

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