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psammite
[ sam-ahyt ]
/ ˈsæm aɪt /
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noun Geology.
any sandstone.
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Also called arenite.
Origin of psammite
1880–85; <Greek psámm(os) sand + -ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM psammite
psam·mit·ic [sa-mit-ik], /sæˈmɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby psammite
Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammophyte, psammosere, Psamtik I, p's and q's, PSAT/NMSQT
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How to use psammite in a sentence
The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig LeichhardtThe prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig LeichhardtIt seems to me to be a clayey sandstone (Psammite) penetrated by silica.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
British Dictionary definitions for psammite
Derived forms of psammite
psammitic (sæˈmɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for psammite
C19: from Greek psammos sand
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