argillaceous
Americanadjective
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Geology, Petrology. of the nature of or resembling clay; clayey.
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containing a considerable amount of clayey matter.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of argillaceous
First recorded in 1725–35, argillaceous is from the Latin word argillāceus clayish. See argil, -aceous
Example Sentences
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Geologist Paula Messina showed that the ground is covered by argillaceous sediments and bacterial mats, forming under wet conditions a very slippery surface.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 22, 2013
The girls ticked off aquarellist, staphylococcic, gracilescent, adscititious, eupraxia, argillaceous, autochthan and umbelliferous.
From Time Magazine Archive
From these statements, the geologist will 255 not fail to remark how closely these recent lacustrine formations in America resemble the tertiary argillaceous and calcareous marls of lacustrine origin in Central France.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
The more argillaceous and the less siliceous the soil the more readily can balls of earth be retained about the roots.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
It is not volcanic, but consists of argillaceous schist and quartzite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
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