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arenilitic

/əˌɹiːnɪˈlɪtɪk/

arenilitic adjective: of or pertaining to sandstone.

Adjective

arenilitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to sandstone.
    • arenilitic mountains
    • 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 sort1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays

Origin of arenilitic

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

Questions about arenilitic

What does arenilitic mean?
Arenilitic means of or pertaining to sandstone.
What part of speech is arenilitic?
Arenilitic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce arenilitic?
Arenilitic is pronounced /əˌɹiːnɪˈlɪtɪk/.

Words near arenilitic in the dictionary

  1. arenides
  2. areniferous
  3. areniform
  4. Arenig
  5. Arenigian
  6. arenilitic
  7. arenimycin
  8. arenimycins
  9. arenisation
  10. arenite
  11. arenites

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