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clastic

clas·tic [ klástik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. able to be taken apart: able to be separated into parts or have parts removed to enable better study
Clastic models are often used to teach anatomy.

2. made from rock fragments: describes rock that is composed of fragments of other rocks

[Late 19th century. < French clastique< Greek klastos "broken in pieces"]
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