arenilitic

English

Etymology

Latin arena (“sand”) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˌɹiːnɪˈlɪtɪk/

Adjective

arenilitic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Of or pertaining to sandstone.

   arenilitic mountains

   • 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:

     If among several strata of these , only one or two of sandstone occur, I still call the soil argillaceous, and not arenilitic. The soils about Whitehaven, and Newcastle, are of this sort

Translations

arenitic — see arenitic

References

“arenilitic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• interiliac