Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the metasome of a cephalopod.
- Pertaining to or resulting from metasomatism: as, metasomatic rocks.
- Relating to the alternations of air and water within the earth, which are suggestive of breathing, and eventually produce important geological changes.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to metasomatism
Examples
“The Del Toro deposits types consist of fissure-filled (veins), metasomatic replacement”
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geologic
karst, meander, lapis lazuli, metasomatic, amphibole, metamorphic, ultrabasic, chilled margin, metavolcanic, subvolcanic, volcanic bomb, pyroclastic and 116 more...
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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