terrigenous
/tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
/adjective Geology
(Of a marine deposit) made of material eroded from the land.The composition of terrigenous sedimentary rocks would merely reflect the compositional aggregate of their source areas....
- Vancouver Island is regarded as the source of terrigenous material of the Hoko River Formation due to its matching lithologies, close proximity, and agreement with paleocurrent directions.
- The rocks contain abundant terrigenous clay and organic matter.
Origin
Late 17th century (in the sense 'produced from the earth, earth-born'): from Latin terrigenus (from terra 'earth' + -genus 'born') + -ous.
- portion control
- portion-controlled
- portioner
- portionist
- portionless
- portion money
- portière
- portièred
- Port Jackson
- Port Jackson willow
- Portland
- Portland arrowroot
- Portland beds
- Portland cement
- Portlandian
- Portland, Isle of
- portlandite
- Portland limestone
- Portland oolite
- Portland Place
- Portland sago
- Portland sand
- Portland screw
- Portland spurge
- Portland stone