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clastic


clas·tic

adj \ˈklas-tik\

Definition of CLASTIC

: made up of fragments of preexisting rocks <a clastic sediment>
clastic noun

Origin of CLASTIC

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1877

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