arenaceous

[ ar-uh-ney-shuhs ]

/ ˌær əˈneɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

Geology, Petrology. (of rocks) sandlike; sandy.

Botany. growing in sand.

Origin of arenaceous

1640–50; <Latin (h)arēnaceus.See arena, -aceous

Words nearby arenaceous

arecoline, areflexia, areg, areligious, arena, arenaceous, Arena Chapel, arena theater, arena theatre, Arenaviridae, arenavirus

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Example sentences from the Web for arenaceous

Probably nine tenths of all the coast lines of the open ocean are formed of arenaceous material.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The first are irregular and arenaceous masses, which pile themselves upon plants and solid bodies immerged in fresh water.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Fossil shells, Pterocles, found in arenaceous limestone (Durand).
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Cornstone is a limestone containing a large quantity of arenaceous matter or sand.
Geology|James Geikie

Arenaceous Rocks include all sediments in which quartz sand is the most important constituent.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for arenaceous

arenaceous

/ (ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs) /

adjective

(of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstoneCompare argillaceous, rudaceous

(of plants) growing best in a sandy soil

Word Origin for arenaceous

C17: from Latin harēnāceus sandy, from harēna sand

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for arenaceous

arenaceous

[ ăr′ə-nā′shəs ]

Resembling, derived from, or containing sand.

Growing in sandy areas.

单词	arenaceous
释义	arenaceous [ ar-uh-ney-shuhs ] / ˌær əˈneɪ ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arenaceous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Geology, Petrology. (of rocks) sandlike; sandy. Botany. growing in sand. Origin of arenaceous 1640–50; <Latin (h)arēnaceus.See arena, -aceous Words nearby arenaceous arecoline, areflexia, areg, areligious, arena, arenaceous, Arena Chapel, arena theater, arena theatre, Arenaviridae, arenavirus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arenaceous Probably nine tenths of all the coast lines of the open ocean are formed of arenaceous material. Outlines of the Earth's History\|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler The first are irregular and arenaceous masses, which pile themselves upon plants and solid bodies immerged in fresh water. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier Fossil shells, Pterocles, found in arenaceous limestone (Durand). Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith Cornstone is a limestone containing a large quantity of arenaceous matter or sand. Geology\|James Geikie Arenaceous Rocks include all sediments in which quartz sand is the most important constituent. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for arenaceous arenaceous / (ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs) / adjective (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of sand or sandstoneCompare argillaceous, rudaceous (of plants) growing best in a sandy soil Word Origin for arenaceous C17: from Latin harēnāceus sandy, from harēna sand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arenaceous chalky, crumbly, grainy, dusty, gravelly, dirty, sandy, crumbling, dry, fine, friable, gritty, impalpable, loose, mealy, granular, pulverulent, arenose, branny, floury Scientific definitions for arenaceous arenaceous [ ăr′ə-nā′shəs ] Resembling, derived from, or containing sand. Growing in sandy areas. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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arenaceous

adjective

Origin of arenaceous

Words nearby arenaceous

Example sentences from the Web for arenaceous

British Dictionary definitions for arenaceous

adjective

Word Origin for arenaceous

Words related to arenaceous

Scientific definitions for arenaceous