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单词 underclay
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  • It rests on the underclay b b', filled with roots of trees in situ, and it supports a growing forest (C D).

    A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.
  • These roots were Stigmaria, and the stuff into which they penetrated was an underclay.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884|Various
  • I wish Ehrenberg would undertake a microscopical hunt for infusoria in the underclay and shales; it might reveal something.

    More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

underclay

/ (ˈʌndəˌkleɪ) /

noun

a grey or whitish clay rock containing fossilized plant roots and occurring beneath coal seams. When used as a refractory, it is known as fireclay

Words nearby underclay

undercast, undercellar, undercharge, underclass, underclassman, underclay, underclothes, undercoat, undercoating, undercompensate, under consideration
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