phosphoritic

English

Etymology

From phosphorite +‎ -ic.

Adjective

phosphoritic (comparative more phosphoritic, superlative most phosphoritic)

1. (mineralogy) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing phosphorite.

   phosphoritic meal

   phosphoritic rock

   phosphoritic sand

References

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