Diastrophism includes earthquakes, the rising and sinking of land, and the slow heaving up of mountains (T. Walter Wallbank).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ca|tas|tro|phism — «kuh TAS truh fihz uhm», noun. the theory that certain geological and biological phenomena were caused by catastrophes rather than by continuous and uniform processes … Useful english dictionary
phism — amor·phism; an·a·mor·phism; ca·tas·tro·phism; di·as·tro·phism; di·mor·phism; en·an·ti·o·mor·phism; ex·o·mor·phism; hemi·mor·phism; het·er·o·mor·phism; ho·meo·mor·phism; hy·lo·mor·phism; id·io·mor·phism; kata·mor·phism; mech·a·no·mor·phism;… … English syllables
tro — as·tro·blast; as·tro·car·y·um; as·tro·chronological; as·tro·compass; as·tro·cyte; as·tro·cy·to·ma; as·tro·diagnosis; as·tro·dome; as·tro·gate; as·tro·ga·tion; as·tro·ga·tor; as·tro·gon·ic; as·tro·graph; as·tro·graph·ic; as·tro·labe;… … English syllables
catastrophism — ca·tas·tro·phism … English syllables
diastrophism — di·as·tro·phism … English syllables
di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… … English syllables
as — as·ple·ni·oid; as·ple·ni·um; as·por·ta·tion; as·sa·cu; as·sail·a·ble; as·sail·ment; as·sam; as·sa·pan; as·sas·si·na·tion; as·sa·tion; as·sault·a·ble; as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; as·self; as·sem·blance; as·sem·ble; as·sem·blé; as·sem·bly·man;… … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
heterotrophic — 1. Relating to or exhibiting the properties of heterotrophy. 2. Relating to a heterotroph. * * * het·ero·tro·phic .het ə rə trō fik adj requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for… … Medical dictionary
tas — amal·tas; an·a·pro·tas·pis; ap·o·ca·tas·ta·sis; ar·mi·tas; at·rac·tas·pis; ba·ta·tas; car·i·tas; ca·tas·ta·sis; ca·tas·tro·phism; ca·tas·tro·phist; cen·tas; ci·vi·tas; co·mi·tas; cy·tas·ter; fan·tas·ti·cal·i·ty; fan·tas·ti·cal·ly;… … English syllables
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