anticlinal
adjective
an·ti·cli·nal
ˌan-ti-ˈklī-nᵊl 
: occurring at right angles to the surface or circumference of a plant organ
an anticlinal pattern of cell walls
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The lanky Texas geologist, who had spent his early years prospecting for oil in South America, just knew that uranium was hidden where nobody was looking, deep in the same kind of anticlinal or archlike formations that yielded oil.
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
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Aaron Robinson, Car and Driver, 27 July 2017
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“Anticlinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anticlinal. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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