cineritiousadj.
/sɪnəˈrɪʃəs/ 1. Ash-coloured, ashen-gray; in Anatomy used of the ‘gray-matter’ of the brain and spinal cord.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > [adjective] > grey matter
cineritious1687
cinereal1889
1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 230 Very little of the cineritious Colour to be seen.
1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 534 Whether I did distinguish the Cinericious and Medullary Substances.
1791 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 353 A light grey or cineritious heavy powder.
1840 G. V. Ellis Demonstr. Anat. 35 A medullary nucleus..enveloped by the grey or cineritious matter.
2. Of the nature of ashes or cinders.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [adjective] > relating to or of the nature of ashes
ashy1483
favillous1650
cineritious1732
cinerary1753
cinereal1807
cinereous1811
ashen1850
1732 P. Delany Revelation II. 226 (R.) Broken and burnt rocks, ruins of buildings, and cineritious earth.
1784 Ann. Reg. 1782 Misc. Ess. 172/1 The soil of the plain is cineritious.
1803 G. S. Faber Diss. Myst. Cabiri II. 389 No cineritious remains are visible..and..there are no marks of cremation in the cave.
1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 337 Grey, sad, and cineritious.
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