INTERSTRATIFIED

INTERSTRATIFY

interstratify

(verb) arrange rocks in alternating strata

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

interstratified (not comparable)

stratified with two alternating types of strata

Source: Wiktionary


In`ter*strat"i*fied, a. (Geol.)

Definition: Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified rocks.

INTERSTRATIFY

In`ter*strat"i*fy, v. t. (Geol.)

Definition: To put or insert between other strata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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