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ultrabasic

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English

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Etymology

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From ultra- +‎ basic.

Adjective

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ultrabasic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) ultramafic
    • 1980, A. W. Bally, Dynamics of Plate Interiors, →ISBN, page 49:
      In the process of basification, the top layer of the crust becomes basic, while the lower becomes ultrabasic acquiring the density of the mantle or an even greater density

Noun

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ultrabasic (plural ultrabasics)

  1. (geology) ultramafic

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