argillaceous

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑːdʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/

Adjective

argillaceous

1. (chiefly, geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
   • 1864: Fitz-Hugh Ludlow in The Atlantic

     […] natural colossi from two to five hundred feet high, done in argillaceous sandstone or a singular species of conglomerate, all of which owe their existence almost entirely to the agency of wind.

Translations

• French: argilacé
• German: tonartig
• Portuguese: argiloso, argiláceo
• Russian: гли́нистый

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