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Definition of: clastic
(klas′tik) adjective
1. Biol. Breaking, separating, or dividing into parts: a clastic cell.
2. Something that may be taken apart and reassembled: a clastic anatomical model.
3. Geol. Composed of fragments, especially of preexisting rocks: distinguished from crystalline. [<Gk. klastos broken]
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