Definitions For Bioherm

Noun

BIOHERM (plural BIOHERMs) (geology) A massive, unlayered, mound-shape body in discordant relationship to the surrounding layered facies which drape over it; thus either a reef or a bank (after Asquith, 1979, p.73). (geology) A mass of rock constructed from the remains of marine organisms such as coral or algae

Translations

Bulgarian: коралов риф, m Irish: bith-heirm, f Italian: bioherma, m

Etymology

bio- + Greek herma, sunken rock, reef (of unknown origin). "bioherm." American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 21 Sep. 2019 https://www.thefreedictionary.com/bioherm

Is Bioherm a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
15

The word Bioherm is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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