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BATHOLITIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to a batholith

Synonyms:

batholithic; batholitic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Pertainym:

batholith (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)

Derivation:

batholite (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)

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