"nitic" meaning in English

See nitic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: According to the FAO, it comes from Latin nitidus (“shiny”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nitidus|t=shiny}} Latin nitidus (“shiny”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nitic (not comparable)
  1. (geology, of a soil) Having a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-nitic-en-adj-FIcM3RbF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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