laccolith (plural laccoliths)
(geology) A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
A mass similar to lopolith but concave up.
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"co*lite, Lac"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)
Definition: A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
– Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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