Replacive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Replacive is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Denoting replacement.
Meaning
(linguistics) Denoting replacement.
More Meanings
- (mineralogy) Of or relating to replacement of one mineral by another, or a rock which exhibits such replacement.
Example Sentences
a mass of nodular replacive anhydrite
Replacive conjuncts indicate that what is being said is a replacement for what has been said before.
Early replacive calcite and late replacive calcite exhibit similar carbon isotope and different oxygen isotope compositions.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reversive, reversative, replicatory, reduplicational, subreplacement, reman.
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