thalassic
of or relating to seas and oceans.
of or relating to smaller bodies of water, as seas and gulfs, as distinguished from large oceanic bodies.
growing, living, or found in the sea; marine.
Origin of thalassic
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They make nitroglycerine, like all the thalassic peoples; they also make TNT and catastrophite, and propellants.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrThe thalassic peoples here in the Equatorial Zone are fairly good empirical, teaspoon-measure, chemists.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrIt progresses most rapidly where the knowledge of outlying or remote lands travels fastest, as along rivers and thalassic coasts.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleAfrica was further cursed by the mockery of desert coasts along most of her scant thalassic shores.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill SempleSmall thalassic islands, at an early date in their history, lose their ethnic unity and present a highly mixed population.
Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill Semple
British Dictionary definitions for thalassic
/ (θəˈlæsɪk) /
of or relating to the sea
of or relating to small or inland seas, as opposed to open waters
inhabiting or growing in the sea; marine: thalassic fauna
Origin of thalassic
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Scientific definitions for thalassic
[ thə-lăs′ĭk ]
Relating to seas or oceans, especially smaller or inland seas.
Relating to rocks formed from sediment that has been deposited on the ocean floor.
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