Gotiglacial

/ɡoʊtɪˈɡleɪʃəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or designating the period immediately before glaciation or a transitional stage in glacial periods.

Etymology

From Gothic/Gotic (possibly a geological period designation) + glacial (relating to glaciers or ice ages). A technical geological term used in paleoclimatology and stratigraphy.

Kelly Says

Gotiglacial is the kind of specialized geological term that makes scientists feel clever—it precisely names a moment in Earth's climate history that most people don't even know existed between ice ages.

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