plumbotectonics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The formation of lead isotopes (and also those of uranium and thorium) by the recycling of rock between the crust and mantle

Word forms

plumbotectonics

Etymology

From plumbo- + tectonics.

Related words

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