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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A wind-resistant variety of marl. countable, uncountable

   "Marlites […]are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years."

2. 2
   metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

marlstonemarlstone

Example

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"Marlites […]are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years."

Etymology

From marl + -ite.

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