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Meanings of
argillaceous
in anglès
portuguès
argiloso
català
argilenc
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Resembling or containing clay.
clayey
arenaceous
català
argilenc
Usage of
argillaceous
in anglès
1
It must also not be full of
argillaceous
and iron-oxide infillings.
2
The red sandstone is
argillaceous
,
with compact white gypsum or alabaster, very beautiful.
3
Feld-spar is a compound of siliceous,
argillaceous
,
and calcareous earth, intimately united together.
4
A whitish cherty limestone, with nodules of bluish
argillaceous
limestone.
5
The
argillaceous
,
or clay rocks, including muds, clays, and shales.
6
The same streaky
argillaceous
sandstones prevailed as in Karague.
7
Mr. Prinsep says the two first were chiefly of sand, and the third somewhat
argillaceous
.
8
The damp
argillaceous
soil gave way under their feet.
9
Hence lake deposits are usually of an
argillaceous
nature.
10
Thus
argillaceous
soils may be divided into three varieties, viz.-clay ,clayloam, and
argillaceous
alluvial.
11
The hills are composed of an
argillaceous
schist.
12
Fossiliferous
argillaceous
limestone, containing traces of lead sulphide.
13
This is certain, that we have the coaly matter intimately mixed with
argillaceous
and with calcareous strata.
14
After the sands follow successively
argillaceous
,
arable, and garden ground, then humus, which occupies the lowest rank.
15
Our road lay through a wood of olive trees, in a fertile uneven plain of red
argillaceous
soil.
16
Here is the same induration of sandstone by means of fusion, that in the
argillaceous
strata has produced jasper.
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argillaceous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
argillaceous limestone
argillaceous rock
argillaceous soil
argillaceous strata
argillaceous alluvial
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Translations for
argillaceous
portuguès
argiloso
català
argilenc
argil·lós
argilós
Argillaceous
through the time