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ophiolitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
ophi-olitic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English ophiolite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ophiolitic From ophiolite + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more ophiolitic (comparative) most ophiolitic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

ophiophagy

Questions

What does ophiolitic mean?
Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks
Where does ophiolitic come from?
Etymology tree English ophiolite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ophiolitic From ophiolite + -ic.

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