MORB

See also: morb

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: môb; IPA^(key): /mɔːb/
(General American) enPR: môrb; IPA^(key): /mɔɹb/

Noun

MORB (countable and uncountable, plural MORBs)

(geology) Acronym of mid-ocean ridge basalt.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 75:
  The mid-ocean ridges are where new crust is added to the earth, so MORB is the basic building material of our world.

Anagrams

borm, brom-

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