clastic

adjective clas·tic \ˈklas-tik\

Definition of CLASTIC

: made up of fragments of preexisting rocks <a clastic sediment>

— clastic noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1877

Medical Dictionary

adjective clas·tic \ˈklas-tik\

: capable of being taken apart—used of anatomical models made of detachable pieces

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