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Clastic

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clastic"

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Word	Definition
terrigenous	(geology, of a marine sediment) Derived from the erosion of land-based rocks.
fragmentary	Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
vitroclastic	(geology) Composed of glassy fragments
volcaniclasticnoun	(geology) A clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials
fractilenoun	(statistics) The value of a distribution for which some fraction of the sample lies below.
sedimentarynoun	A rock of this kind.
fragmental	(geology) consisting of fragments
pyroclasticnoun	A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin.
fissile	(physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear fission chain reaction.
platynoun	Any of two species (and hybrids) of tropical fish of the genus Xiphophorus (which also includes the swordtails).
stonynoun	(fandom slang) The ship of characters Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Tony Stark (Iron Man) from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
clayish	Resembling clay.
siliciclasticnoun	Such a rock
spathicnoun	(geology, mineralogy) Having good cleavage.
cataclastic	(petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress
clayen	Of clay; made of clay.
concretionary	(geology) Composed of concretions
paralithicnoun	(geology) Describing a weathered rock that is not soft or loose
crustaceous	Resembling a crustacean.
graveliferous	Containing gravel.