gypseous

American  

[jip-see-uhs] / ˈdʒɪp si əs /

adjective

1. of or relating to gypsum.

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Etymology

Origin of gypseous

From the Late Latin word gypseus, dating back to 1655–65. See gypsum, -eous

Example Sentences

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gypseous

These fossils seem to occupy nearly the same position with those at the Puente del Inca,—namely, at the top of the porphyritic conglomerate, and at the base of the gypseous formation.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

It probably represents a remnant of the old terrace which, like the Secondary gypseous formation, has been torn to pieces by the volcanic region to the east, and by the plutonic upheavals to the west.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Valuable beds of gypseous marl exist in the vicinity of the Wachita, which admit of being worked to great advantage.

From Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Norman, B. M.

Here the great gypseous formation abruptly terminates, and is succeeded eastward by a pile of more modern strata.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

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