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prettygoodword ([personal profile] prettygoodword) wrote2008-08-13 07:33 am

rudaceous

rudaceous - n. (Geol.) (of sedimentary rock) composed of coarse grains.


As in >2mm -- larger than sand grains. No idea of the etymology here -- I just like the word.

---L.

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