Argillaceous

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  • adjective. Containing, made of, or resembling clay; clayey.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of the nature of or resembling clay.
  • Containing a considerable amount of clayey matter: as, argillaceous earth.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.
  • adjective. a sandstone containing much clay.
  • adjective. the clay ironstone.
  • adjective. See Argillite.
  • adjective. undefined
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. resembling or containing clay
  • Word Usage
    "Hydraulic limestones, sometimes referred to as argillaceous limestones have a high proportion of clay and silicia (15-20 %) and can be either high calcium or magnesian."
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