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sclerochronology

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English

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Etymology

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From sclero- +‎ chronology.

Noun

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sclerochronology (countable and uncountable, plural sclerochronologies)

  1. (biology) The study of physical and chemical variations in the accretionary hard tissues of organisms, and the temporal context in which they are formed.