27bd
|
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Argillaceous \Ar'gil*la"ceous\, adjective [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. {Argillaceous sandstone} (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. {Argillaceous iron ore}, the clay ironstone. {Argillaceous schist} or {state}. See {Argillite}. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adjective 1: resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" [syn: {clayey}] [ant: {arenaceous}] |
|
Define.com is a registered nonprofit corporation dedicated solely to the global public interest and the advancement of humanity. It belongs to all of us who have a desire to promote electronic democracy, science, creativity, imagination, reason, critical thinking, peace, race and gender equality, civil rights, equal access to education, personal liberty, free speech, animal rights, compassionate and nonviolent parenting, social and economic justice, global monetary reform, Secular Humanism, cognitive liberty and a permanent cessation of The War on Drugs. Let's see what we can do if we put our heads together. 0 |