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siltstone

siltstone noun: a sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.

Noun

siltstone (countable and uncountable, plural siltstones)

  1. A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.

Forms of siltstone

pluralsiltstones

Origin of siltstone

From silt + stone.

Words formed from siltstone

Questions about siltstone

What does siltstone mean?
Siltstone means a sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
What part of speech is siltstone?
Siltstone is a noun.
What is the plural of siltstone?
The plural of siltstone is siltstones.

Words near siltstone in the dictionary

  1. siltite
  2. siltites
  3. siltlike
  4. silts
  5. silts up
  6. siltstone
  7. siltstones
  8. siltuximab
  9. silty
  10. siluciferase
  11. siluer

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