allochemical

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adjective

Of rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.

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Meanings

adjectiveallochemical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyOf rocks: having multiple types of grain, typically fossiliferous material, ooids, peloids or intraclast in a carbonate matrix.
nounallochemical (plural allochemicals)

plural allochemicals

  1. Such a rock

Origin

From allo- + chemical.

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APA

allochemical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allochemical

MLA

“allochemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allochemical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allochemical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allochemical.

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