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
Laterite, lat′ėr-īt, n. an argillaceous sandstone of a reddish or brick colour found in India, esp. in Ceylon.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The cementing material may be siliceous or argillaceous, and is sometimes calcareous.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
It is mud-larking pure and simple, man, horse, and gun alike encased in a clinging argillaceous covering like the street-Arab amphibians below London Bridge.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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