chemostratigraphy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English stratigraphy English chemostratigraphy From chemo- + stratigraphy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The study and dating of sedimentary strata by the analysis of trace elements and isotopic ratios
Deriveds
chemostratigraphical · chemostratigraphic
Translations (1)
fr chimiostratigraphie (the study and dating of sedimentary strata)