pericline

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noun

A form of albite exhibiting elongated prismatic crystals.

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Meanings

nounpericline (countable and uncountable, plural periclines)

plural periclines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA form of albite exhibiting elongated prismatic crystals.
  2. countablebiologyA periclinal wall.

Origin

From peri- + -cline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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