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endogangue

endogangue noun: gangue that is located inside phosphatic grains.

Noun

endogangue (usually uncountable, plural endogangues)

  1. (usually) Gangue that is located inside phosphatic grains.
    • Endogangue includes yellow-brown to opaque humic matter of marine planktonic origin, siliciclastic grains and authigenic pyrite framboids and secondary apatite crystals.1978, J. Greensmith, Petrology of the Sedimentary Rocks
    • Certain pellets are very homogeneous in appearance, with practically no endogangue; grains of this type are frequently contained in sub-outcrop strata.1986, Maurice Slansky, Geology of Sedimentary Phosphates, page 50
    Antonyms:
    exogangue

Antonyms of endogangue

Forms of endogangue

pluralendogangues

Origin of endogangue

From endo- + gangue.

Questions about endogangue

What does endogangue mean?
Endogangue means gangue that is located inside phosphatic grains.
What part of speech is endogangue?
Endogangue is a noun.
What is the plural of endogangue?
The plural of endogangue is endogangues.

Words near endogangue in the dictionary

  1. endogamic
  2. endogamies
  3. endogamous
  4. endogamously
  5. endogamy
  6. endogangue
  7. endogangues
  8. endogas
  9. endogastric
  10. endogastrically
  11. endogean

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