tephritic

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adjective

Of or relating to tephrite.

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Meanings

adjectivetephritic (comparative more tephritic, superlative most tephritic)

comparative more tephritic · superlative most tephritic

  1. Of or relating to tephrite.

    Vesteris Seamount is volcanically active and the age of the tephritic rocks, in which the fossils are found, is 0.5 to 0.65 Ma, as determined by Ar-Ar dating of kaersutite phenocrysts.

    2015 July 17, “Zygomycetes in Vesicular Basanites from Vesteris Seamount, Greenland Basin – A New Type of Cryptoendolithic Fungi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From tephrite + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

perthitic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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