"MORB" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mɔːb/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɔɹb/ [General-American] Forms: MORBs [plural]
enPR: môb [General-American], môrb [General-American] Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MORB (countable and uncountable, plural MORBs)
  1. (geology) Acronym of mid-ocean ridge basalt. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: mid-ocean ridge basalt Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-MORB-en-noun-ISKHUIsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for MORB meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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