arenilitic

English

Etymology

Latin arena (sand) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˌɹiːnɪˈlɪtɪk/

Adjective

arenilitic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Of or pertaining to sandstone.
    arenilitic mountains
    • 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:
      If among several strata of these , only one or two of sandstone occur, I still call the soil argillaceous, and not arenilitic. The soils about Whitehaven, and Newcastle, are of this sort

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References

arenilitic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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