amygdaloidal

/ (əˌmɪɡdəˈlɔɪdəl) /

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adjective

(of a volcanic rock) containing amygdales

a less common form of amygdaloid (def. 2)

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Words nearby amygdaloidal

amygdalic, amygdaliform, amygdalin, amygdaline, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal, amygdule, amyl, amylaceous, amyl acetate, amyl alcohol

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How to use amygdaloidal in a sentence

The structure in one of these specimens approaches to the amygdaloidal.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Occasionally we meet with igneous rocks which are more or less vesicular and amygdaloidal throughout their entire mass.
Geology|James Geikie
Crystals are found as a rarity in the amygdaloidal cavities of igneous rocks.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The lavas comprise dark pitchstone, resembling that at Kirk Yetholm, and porphyritic and amygdaloidal andesites and basalts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

There was no outlet, for it was a cul-de-sac—a natural court—such as are often found among the amygdaloidal mountains of Mexico.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid