basaltic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The samples of basaltic lava rocks brought back from the moon showed surprisingly high concentrations of titanium.
From Science Daily
They indicate that the boulder is most likely made of rock that is basaltic in its composition.
From Literature
The product of basaltic lava flows dating back more than 135 million years, basalt’s formation process is shaped by the natural magnetic fields present in its location at the time.
From Salon
Air-captured carbon dioxide is mixed with water and pumped into the ground, where it reacts with the basaltic rock to form stable carbonate minerals.
From Scientific American
In lab experiments, they show how rocks called basaltic glasses help individual RNA letters, known as nucleoside triphosphates, link into strands up to 200 letters long.
From Science Magazine
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