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< argillaceous
arginase >
ar·gil·lite
(är
j
-l
t
)
KEY
NOUN:
A metamorphic rock, intermediate between shale and slate, that does not possess true slaty cleavage.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin
argilla
,
argil
; see
argil
+
-ite
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