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Manic vs Mafic - What's the difference?

manic | mafic |

As adjectives the difference between manic and mafic

is that manic is (psychiatry) suffering from mania; the state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels while mafic is (geology) describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.

As a noun mafic is

a rock with such properties.

manic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (psychiatry) Suffering from mania; the state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
  • Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.

    • mafic

    English

    (wikipedia mafic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
  • *:As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic , because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.

    • Derived terms

    * ultramafic

    Synonyms

    * basic

    Antonyms

    * felsic * acidic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rock with such properties.