marlaceousadj.
/mɑːˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /mɑrˈleɪʃəs/ Mineralogy. rare.
Of the nature of or resembling marl. Cf. marly adj.1
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marly1335
marlaceous1794
margaceous1804
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 373 This marlaceous loam may be either sandy or clayey.
1982 Current Anthropol. 23 493/1 The highlands have two levels: the upper one..is composed of sandstone, limestone, and volcanic rocks from the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods of the Mesozoic and sandstone and marlaceous rocks of the early Tertiary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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