gypseous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gypseous
From the Late Latin word gypseus, dating back to 1655–65. See gypsum, -eous
Example Sentences
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It is sufficient here to observe, that our author finds occasion to generalise the formation of those petrifactions with the flintifications in calcareous and gypseous bodies.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
Even in these days, when commerce and industry have fallen so low in those regions, the gypseous alabaster from the neighbourhood of Mossoul is transported in no unimportant quantities as far as Bagdad.
From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir
On this mud the animals had trodden, and made impressions which had penetrated to the gypseous mass below, then evidently unconsolidated.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
One of these hillocks of porphyry was capped by some stratified porphyritic conglomerate, which must have been brought up from below, through the whole immense thickness of the overlying gypseous formation.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
The superiority which is claimed for Burton ales is attributed to the use of well-water impregnated with sulphate of lime derived from the gypseous deposits of the district.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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