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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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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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