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argillaceous

A คล้าย ดินเหนียว  klai-din-niaw

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARGILLACEOUS

a.[L. argillaceus.] Partaking of the nature of clay; clayey; consisting of argil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARGILLACEOUS

Ar `gil *la "ceous, a. Etym: [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

argillaceous

ar gil la ceous |ˌärjəˈlāSHəs ˈˌɑrʤəˈleɪʃəs | ▶adjective Geology (of rocks or sediment ) consisting of or containing clay. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin argillaceus (from argilla ‘clay ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

argillaceous

argillaceous |ˌɑːdʒɪˈleɪʃəs | ▶adjective Geology (of rocks or sediment ) consisting of or containing clay. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin argillaceus (from argilla ‘clay ’) + -ous .