ophiolitic

English

Etymology

From ophiolite +‎ -ic.

Adjective

ophiolitic (comparative more ophiolitic, superlative most ophiolitic)

1. Of or pertaining to sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks

   The shore of Newfoundland displays many ophiolitic deposits.

Translations

Translations

• Italian: ofiolitico (it)

See also

• ophiophagy