saccharoid

American  

[sak-uh-roid] / ˈsæk əˌrɔɪd /

Also saccharoidal

adjective

Geology.

1. having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.

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saccharoid British  

/ ˈsækəˌrɔɪd /

adjective

1. Also: saccharoidal.  geology having or designating a texture resembling that of loaf sugar

   saccharoid marble

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noun

1. biochem any of a group of polysaccharides that remotely resemble sugars, but are not sweet and are often insoluble

Etymology

Origin of saccharoid

First recorded in 1825–35; sacchar- + -oid

Example Sentences

Mica-schist, gneiss, and saccharoid marble are typical of this class.

From Geology by Geikie, James

In the altered mass the argillaceous beds are hardened, the limestone is saccharoid, the grits quartzose, and in the midst of them is a thin layer of an imperfect granite.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

The geologist would probably describe the Sarsen stones of Wiltshire as "masses of saccharoid sandstone," which in plain English might be rendered as boulders closely resembling gigantic lumps of coarse sugar.

From Stonehenge Today and Yesterday by Sumner, Heywood

The limestone at this locality is white and saccharoid, with large rhombohedral crystals of calcspar.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

When nearer the junction it becomes grey, and has a saccharoid structure.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir