farcilite
English
Etymology
farcical + -lite, in the Latin sense of the word farce which means to stuff or to season, because the composite mineral is "stuffed" with quartz nodules. See puddingstone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪlaɪt/
Noun
farcilite (plural farcilites)
- (mineralogy, obsolete) Pudding stone.
- 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays
- an entire mountain of farcilite, containing flints , stuck in a quartzy basis , has been discovered there
- 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays
References
farcilite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- laticifer