saccharoid

[ sak-uh-roid ]

adjective

, Geology.

1. having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.

saccharoid

/ ˈsækəˌrɔɪd /

adjective

1. Alsosaccharoidal geology having or designating a texture resembling that of loaf sugar

   saccharoid marble

noun

1. biochem any of a group of polysaccharides that remotely resemble sugars, but are not sweet and are often insoluble

Word History and Origins

Origin of saccharoid¹

First recorded in 1825–35; sacchar- + -oid

Example Sentences

Saccharoid marble is one of the fine varieties: it frequently contains flakes of mica.

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The saccharoid and lamellar, or statuary marbles, belong entirely to primitive and transition districts.

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The siliceous beds accompanying the saccharoid limestone have, in short, a character of their own.

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Limestone becomes granular and saccharoid—it is changed into marble.

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When nearer the junction it becomes grey, and has a saccharoid structure.

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