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guhr

/ɡʊə(ɹ)/

guhr noun: a loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ochre.

Noun

guhr (uncountable)

  1. A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ochre.
    • Guhr. This is a loose, earthy deposite from water, and may be siliceous1822, Parker Cleaveland, An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, etc.

Origin of guhr

From German Guhr, older spelling of Gur.

Questions about guhr

What does guhr mean?
Guhr means a loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ochre.
What part of speech is guhr?
Guhr is a noun.
How do you pronounce guhr?
Guhr is pronounced /ɡʊə(ɹ)/.

Words near guhr in the dictionary

  1. Guhila
  2. Guhilas
  3. Guhils
  4. guhl
  5. Guhls
  6. guhr
  7. guhrl
  8. guhrls
  9. Guhu-Samane
  10. GUI
  11. Gui County

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