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black shale

black shale noun: a dark, muddy rock, rich in sulfides and organic material.

Noun

black shale (countable and uncountable, plural black shales)

  1. A dark, muddy rock, rich in sulfides and organic material.

Forms of black shale

pluralblack shales

Questions about black shale

What does black shale mean?
Black shale means a dark, muddy rock, rich in sulfides and organic material.
What part of speech is black shale?
Black shale is a noun.
What is the plural of black shale?
The plural of black shale is black shales.

Words near black shale in the dictionary

  1. black seabream
  2. black seaperch
  3. black seed squash
  4. black sesame soup
  5. black sesame soups
  6. black shale
  7. black shales
  8. black sheep
  9. black shoe
  10. black shoes
  11. black sigatoka

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