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clayeyness

clayeyness noun: the quality of being clayey.

Noun

clayeyness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being clayey.
    • […] it destroys acidity already in the soil, and prevents the evolution of more from stagnant water; it corrects excessive sandiness by its clay, and excessive clayeyness by its sand […]1851, “Marl”, in The Rural Cyclopedia, Or A General Dictionary of Agriculture, page 359
    • This black soil is of superior richness probably owing to the mixture of particles of red soil, which, without changing the appearance and character of the black soil, lessen its clayeyness and increase its power of taking in water.1884, Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Dhárwár, volume 22, page 254
    Synonyms:
    clayishness

Synonyms of clayeyness

Origin of clayeyness

From clayey + -ness.

Questions about clayeyness

What does clayeyness mean?
Clayeyness means the quality of being clayey.
What part of speech is clayeyness?
Clayeyness is a noun.

Words near clayeyness in the dictionary

  1. clayed
  2. clayed up
  3. clayen
  4. clayes
  5. clayey
  6. clayeyness
  7. clayfield
  8. clayfields
  9. Claygate
  10. CLAYGO
  11. Clayhatchee

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