acrobatholithic

adjective

ac·​ro·​bath·​o·​lith·​ic

¦a-krō-ˌba-thə-¦li-thik

of ore deposits

: located or formed in or near the upward-projecting domes or cupolas of batholiths

Word History

Etymology

acr- + batholith + -ic

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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