replacive

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adjective

Denoting replacement.

“a mass of nodular replacive anhydrite”

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Meanings

adjectivereplacive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDenoting replacement.

    Replacive conjuncts indicate that what is being said is a replacement for what has been said before.

    1969, Sidney Greenbaum, Studies in English adverbial usage
  2. not comparablechemistryOf or relating to replacement of one mineral by another, or a rock which exhibits such replacement.

    a mass of nodular replacive anhydrite

    1 more example

    Early replacive calcite and late replacive calcite exhibit similar carbon isotope and different oxygen isotope compositions.

    2003, M. J. Salem, Khaled M. Oun, Sedimentary Basins of Libya, Second Symposium, page 166

Origin

From replace + -ive.

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Chicago

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