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Subcarboniferous

Subcarboniferous proper noun: the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures; a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.

Proper noun

Subcarboniferous

  1. The lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures; a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.

Origin of Subcarboniferous

From sub- + Carboniferous.

Questions about Subcarboniferous

What does Subcarboniferous mean?
Subcarboniferous means the lowest division of the Carboniferous formations underlying the proper coal measures; a marine formation characterized in general by beds of limestone.
What part of speech is Subcarboniferous?
Subcarboniferous is a proper noun.

Words near Subcarboniferous in the dictionary

  1. subcaptions
  2. subcarangiform
  3. subcarapacial
  4. subcarbonate
  5. subcarbonates
  6. Subcarboniferous
  7. subcarbureted
  8. subcarcinogenic
  9. subcardiac
  10. subcardial
  11. subcardinal

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