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farcilite

/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪlaɪt/

farcilite noun: pudding stone.

Noun

farcilite (plural farcilites)

  1. (obsolete) Pudding stone.
    • an entire mountain of farcilite, containing flints , stuck in a quartzy basis , has been discovered there1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays

Forms of farcilite

pluralfarcilites

Origin of farcilite

From farcical + -lite, in the Latin sense of the word farce which means to stuff or to season, because the composite mineral is "stuffed" with quartz nodules. See puddingstone.

Questions about farcilite

What does farcilite mean?
Farcilite means pudding stone.
What part of speech is farcilite?
Farcilite is a noun.
How do you pronounce farcilite?
Farcilite is pronounced /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪlaɪt/.
What is the plural of farcilite?
The plural of farcilite is farcilites.

Words near farcilite in the dictionary

  1. farcies
  2. farcified
  3. farcifies
  4. farcify
  5. farcifying
  6. farcilite
  7. farcilites
  8. farcin
  9. farcing
  10. farcings
  11. farcinous

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