femic

[ fem-ik ]
/ ˈfɛm ɪk /

adjective Petrology.

of or relating to a group of rock-forming minerals in which iron and magnesium are essential components.
Compare mafic.

Origin of femic

1900–05; < Latin fe(rrum) iron + m(agnesium) + -ic

Words nearby femic

female-to-male, feme, feme covert, feme sole, feme-sole trader, femic, femicide, feminacy, femineity, feminine, feminine caesura