ULTRABASIC

Meaning of ULTRABASIC in English

/ul'treuh bay"sik/ , adj.

(of rocks) containing iron and magnesium, with little or no silica.

Also, ultramafic .

[ 1890-95; ULTRA- + BASIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ULTRABASIC — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1881 extremely basic, ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ULTRABASIC — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ultra- + basic : extremely basic : very low in silica and rich in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ULTRABASIC — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1881 : extremely basic ; specifically : very low in silica and rich in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ULTRABASIC — [ul.tra.ba.sic] adj [ISV] (1881): extremely basic; specif: very low in silica and rich in iron and magnesium minerals -- ultrabasic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ULTRABASIC — ультраосновный, ультращелочный (геология) ультраосновной - * rock ультраосновная порода
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ULTRABASIC — a геол. ультраосновной ultrabasic rock - ультраосновная порода
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ULTRABASIC — ультраосновный, ультращелочный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ULTRABASIC — (a) ультраосновной
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ULTRABASIC — a геол. ультраосновной ~ rock - ультраосновная порода
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ULTRABASIC — a геол. ультраосновной ultrabasic rock - ультраосновная порода
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ULTRABASIC — ультраосновный, ультращелочный (геология) ультраосновной - * rock ультраосновная порода
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ULTRABASIC — Pronunciation: ˌ ə l-tr ə - ' b ā -sik Function: adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1881 : extremely …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ULTRAMAFIC — adjective Date: 1933 ultrabasic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KIMBERLITE — or blue ground Dark, heavy, often fragmented igneous rock that may contain Kimberlite is a {{link=mica">mica peridotite, an ultrabasic rock …
Английский словарь Британика
FORSTERITE-FAYALITE SERIES — Most important minerals in the olivine family and possibly the most important constituents of the Earth's mantle . These minerals …
Английский словарь Британика
ANTHOPHYLLITE — Anthophyllite is commonly produced by regional {{link=metamorphism">metamorphism of ultrabasic rocks (see acid and basic rocks ).
Английский словарь Британика
ACID AND BASIC ROCKS — Division of igneous rock s on the basis of their silicate mineral content, these minerals usually being the most abundant …
Английский словарь Британика
ULTRAMAFIC — |əltrə+ adjective Etymology: ultra- + mafic : ultrabasic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRUGNATELLITE — ˌbrünyəˈteˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian brugnatellite, from Luigi Brugnatelli died 1928 Italian mineralogist + Italian -ite : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ULTRAMAFIC — /ul'treuh maf"ik/ , adj. Geol. ultrabasic. [ 1940-45; ULTRA- + MAFIC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ULTRAMAFIC — adjective Date: 1933 : ultrabasic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ULTRAMAFIC — [ul.tra.maf.ic] adj (1933): ultrabasic
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICRITE — intrusive igneous rock of ultrabasic (very silica-poor) composition that is composed largely of olivine and augite and is somewhat similar …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHOSPHATE MINERAL — any of a group of naturally occurring inorganic salts of phosphoric acid, H3(PO4). More than 200 species of phosphate minerals …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHLOGOPITE — also called brown mica basic aluminosilicate of potassium, magnesium, and iron that is a member of the common mica group. …
Britannica English vocabulary
OXIDE MINERAL — any naturally occurring inorganic compound with a structure based on close-packed oxygen atoms in which smaller, positively charged metal or …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORTHOPYROXENE — any of a series of common silicate minerals in the pyroxene family. Orthopyroxenes typically occur as fibrous or lamellar (thin-plated) …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLIVINE — any member of a group of common magnesium, iron silicate minerals. any member of a group of common magnesium, iron …
Britannica English vocabulary
MICA — any of a group of hydrous potassium, aluminum silicate minerals. It is a type of phyllosilicate, exhibiting a two-dimensional sheet …
Britannica English vocabulary
GABBRO — any of several medium- or coarse-grained rocks that consist primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. Essentially, gabbro is the intrusive …
Britannica English vocabulary
FORSTERITE-FAYALITE SERIES — the most important minerals in the olivine family and possibly the most important constituents of the Earth's mantle. Included in …
Britannica English vocabulary
ACID AND BASIC ROCKS — division of igneous rocks on the basis of their silica content. Chemical analyses of the most abundant components in rocks …
Britannica English vocabulary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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