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resistate

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[ri-zis-teyt] / rɪˈzɪs teɪt /

noun

Geology.

  1. any of the class of sediments, as sand or sandstone, consisting chiefly of minerals resistant to weathering.

Etymology

Origin of resistate

resist + -ate 1

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