tholeiitic

T1H4O1L1E1I1I1T1I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to tholeiite.

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Meanings

adjectivetholeiitic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to tholeiite.

    They are built from a different kind of lava, much gummier than that of the free-flowing tholeiitic basalt.

    2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52

Origin

From tholeiite + -ic.

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APA

tholeiitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholeiitic

MLA

“tholeiitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholeiitic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tholeiitic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholeiitic.

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