trapposeadj.
/ˈtrapəʊs/ Mineralogy.
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of trap or trap-rock; trappean.
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trapiferous1794
trappose1796
trappean1815
trappous1828
trappoid1854
trappy1864
1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 175 Argillaceous Iron Stone... Of this sort also we may reckon the Trappose Ore used..in Sweden.
1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 272 The black trappose matter that descends from the summit of the mountain to a torrent at its foot where it forms pillars.
a1836 G. H. Smith in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXIII. 733/2 From Thunder Mountain, Westward, trappose-greenstone is the prevailing rock.
Derivatives
ˈtrappous adj. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > igneous rock > [adjective] > trap
trapiferous1794
trappose1796
trappean1815
trappous1828
trappoid1854
trappy1864
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Trappous.
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