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BATHOLITIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does batholitic mean?
• BATHOLITIC (adjective)
The adjective BATHOLITIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to a batholith
Familiarity information: BATHOLITIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a batholith
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
batholithic; batholitic
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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