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pyritic heave

pyritic heave noun: damage to the floors or walls of houses when pyrite in the foundations oxidizes and expands.

Noun

pyritic heave (uncountable)

  1. Damage to the floors or walls of houses when pyrite in the foundations oxidizes and expands.

Questions about pyritic heave

What does pyritic heave mean?
Pyritic heave means damage to the floors or walls of houses when pyrite in the foundations oxidizes and expands.
What part of speech is pyritic heave?
Pyritic heave is a noun.

Words near pyritic heave in the dictionary

  1. pyrithione
  2. pyrithioxin
  3. pyrithioxine
  4. pyrithyldione
  5. pyritic
  6. pyritic heave
  7. pyritical
  8. pyritiferous
  9. pyritified
  10. pyritinol
  11. pyritise

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