palinspastic

adjective

pal·​in·​spas·​tic

¦palə̇n¦spastik

: of or relating to the inferred original positions of landmasses prior to extensive diastrophic movements

Word History

Etymology

Greek palin back again + spastikos drawing

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Rhymes for palinspastic

• anaplastic
• bioclastic
• fibroblastic
• hyperplastic
• hypoplastic
• inelastic
• lymphoblastic
• neoplastic
• orgiastic
• periphrastic
• predynastic
• pyroclastic