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
Septarium, sep-tā′ri-um, n. an ovate flattened nodule of argillaceous limestone or ironstone—turtle-stone:—pl.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Some were partially painted with a white argillaceous earth; others were blackened with charcoal; one of the men was daubed all over with a white pigment.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
They are made by heating to a high temperature an intimate mixture of a calcareous substance and an argillaceous substance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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