- argillitic
- ar·gil·lit·ic
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argillitic
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Argillitic — Argillite Ar gil*lite, n. [Gr. ? clay + lite.] (Min.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc. {Ar gil*lit ic}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
argillitic — adjective see argillite … Useful english dictionary
argillite — argillitic /ahr jeuh lit ik/, adj. /ahr jeuh luyt /, n. any compact sedimentary rock composed mainly of clay materials; clay stone. [1785 95; < L argill(a) ARGIL + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
clayey — adj clayish, claylike, argillaceous, argillitic, Obs. loamy, earthy; pasty, gummy, sticky, adhesive, gluey, viscid, viscous, viscoid; plastic, fictile, malleable, moldable, formable; tractable, yielding, pliant, flexible … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
