alkalic
English
Etymology
alkali + -ic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ælˈkælɪk/
Adjective
alkalic (comparative more alkalic, superlative most alkalic)
- (geology, of a rock) Containing a relatively high proportion of alkali; alkaline.
- 2004, Peter Morrison Vitousek, Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System, →ISBN, page 12:
- This rejuvenation-stage or post-erosional volcanism produces lava even more alkalic than late-stage volcanism.
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See also
Igneous rock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia