"ultramafic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ultramafic [comparative], most ultramafic [superlative]
Etymology: ultra- + mafic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ultra|mafic}} ultra- + mafic Head templates: {{en-adj}} ultramafic (comparative more ultramafic, superlative most ultramafic)
  1. (geology) Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle. Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Synonyms: ultrabasic
    Sense id: en-ultramafic-en-adj-~iuh-H98 Disambiguation of Rocks: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with ultra- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ultra-: 81 19 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Noun

Forms: ultramafics [plural]
Etymology: ultra- + mafic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ultra|mafic}} ultra- + mafic Head templates: {{en-noun}} ultramafic (plural ultramafics)
  1. A rock with such properties.
    Sense id: en-ultramafic-en-noun-smHsDz7V

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