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/, adjective

Words 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 Leichhardt
The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
It 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

psammite

/ (ˈsæmaɪt) /

noun

a rare name for sandstone

Derived forms of psammite

psammitic (sæˈmɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for psammite

C19: from Greek psammos sand

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