Argillaceous: alternatives and connections

A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effl…

Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.

Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.

Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.

Containing clay and iron.

Argillaceous; clayey.

Consisting of, or containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of a bog; swampy; as, boggy land.

Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.

Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and…

Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.

Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin.

A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.

Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.

Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil.

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained; "the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated"

To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as,…

Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it.

A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; a…