clastic
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastos, “broken in pieces”), from κλάειν (klaein, “to break”) + -ic
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æstɪk
[edit] Adjective
clastic (not comparable)
- made up of parts that are easily removable.
- (geology, of rock) made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
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[edit] Translations
made up of parts that are easily removable
