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red shales

red shales is the plural of red shale.

Meaning of red shale

Noun

red shale (countable and uncountable, plural red shales)

  1. A sedimentary rock that is red in color due to the presence of iron oxide minerals.

Questions about red shales

What is red shales the plural of?
Red shales is the plural of red shale.

Words near red shales in the dictionary

  1. red seaweed isopods
  2. red seaweeds
  3. red setter
  4. red setters
  5. red shale
  6. red shales
  7. red shank
  8. red shanks
  9. red shift
  10. red shifts
  11. red shirt

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