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pseudojasper

pseudojasper noun: a rock that resembles, but is not, jasper.

Noun

pseudojasper (countable and uncountable, plural pseudojaspers)

  1. (dated) A rock that resembles, but is not, jasper
    • Now I suspect that the action of granite on this rock, has converted a part of it into this pseudo-jasper.1841, Edward Hitchcock, Final report on the geology of Massachusetts - Page 553
    • The pseudojasper, gold, and brilliant colours dazzled the eye till they all seemed to be swimming round and round the dome like fishes in a glass bowl.1888, Benito Pérez Galdós, La familia de León Roch - Volume 2, page 86

Forms of pseudojasper

pluralpseudojaspers

Origin of pseudojasper

From pseudo- + jasper.

Questions about pseudojasper

What does pseudojasper mean?
Pseudojasper means a rock that resembles, but is not, jasper.
What part of speech is pseudojasper?
Pseudojasper is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudojasper?
The plural of pseudojasper is pseudojaspers.

Words near pseudojasper in the dictionary

  1. pseudoisoenzymes
  2. pseudoisomer
  3. pseudoisomeric
  4. pseudoisomers
  5. pseudoisotropic
  6. pseudojasper
  7. pseudojaspers
  8. pseudojaundice
  9. pseudojervine
  10. pseudojournal
  11. pseudojournalism

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