holoclastic

adjective

hol·​o·​clas·​tic

¦hälō¦klastik,

¦hōl-

: being or belonging to ordinary sedimentary rocks as distinguished from tuffs or pyroclastic rocks

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -clastic

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