"morainic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From moraine + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moraine|ic}} moraine + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} morainic (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a moraine. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: extramorainic, intermorainic, nonmorainic
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