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femic (iou)



femic adjective. E20.
[Contr. of FERROMAGNESIAN: see -IC.]
Petrography. Designating, belonging to, or characteristic of a large category of igneous rocks whose chemical composition (broadly non-aluminous and ferromagnesian) can be expressed as a combination of certain normative minerals (notably pyroxene and olivine). Cf. SALIC adjective2.