"farcilite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪlaɪt/ Forms: farcilites [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|farce|-lite|alt1=farcical}} farcical + -lite, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} farcilite (plural farcilites)
  1. (mineralogy, obsolete) Pudding stone. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Minerals

Inflected forms

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