Etymology

anthropoclast

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Today it means: Rock deriving from human-made materials, such as metal slag or plastic. Rock composed of anthropoclastite, made from anthropoclastic minerals. Full definition →

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The story

anthropo- + -clast. From having derived from the breakdown of human-made materials.

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