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sclerochronology

sclerochronology noun: the study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed.

Noun

sclerochronology (countable and uncountable, plural sclerochronologies)

  1. The study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed.

Forms of sclerochronology

pluralsclerochronologies

Origin of sclerochronology

From sclero- + chronology.

Questions about sclerochronology

What does sclerochronology mean?
Sclerochronology means the study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed.
What part of speech is sclerochronology?
Sclerochronology is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerochronology?
The plural of sclerochronology is sclerochronologies.

Words near sclerochronology in the dictionary

  1. sclerochronological
  2. sclerochronologically
  3. sclerochronologies
  4. sclerochronologist
  5. sclerochronologists
  6. sclerochronology
  7. sclerocitrin
  8. scleroconjunctival
  9. sclerocornea
  10. sclerocorneal
  11. sclerocyte

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