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argilloferruginous

argilloferruginous adjective: containing clay and iron.

Adjective

argilloferruginous (comparative more argilloferruginous, superlative most argilloferruginous)

  1. (soil science) Containing clay and iron.

Forms of argilloferruginous

comparativemore argilloferruginous
superlativemost argilloferruginous

Origin of argilloferruginous

From Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “clay”) + ferruginous.

Questions about argilloferruginous

What does argilloferruginous mean?
Argilloferruginous means containing clay and iron.
What part of speech is argilloferruginous?
Argilloferruginous is an adjective.

Words near argilloferruginous in the dictionary

  1. argillitic
  2. argilliturbation
  3. argillization
  4. argilloarenaceous
  5. argillocalcareous
  6. argilloferruginous
  7. argillous
  8. argilluviation
  9. argils
  10. arginase
  11. arginases

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