argillic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.

“The argillic soil drained slowly.”

OriginLatin argilla →
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Meanings

adjectiveargillic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesoil sciencegeographyOf or pertaining to clay or clay minerals.

    The argillic soil drained slowly.

nounargillic (plural argillics)

plural argillics

  1. A soil of this kind.

Origin

  1. Latinargilla“clay”
  2. Englishargillic

From argill + -ic, from Latin argilla (“clay”).

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Translations

Finnish savi-, savinen
  • savi-pertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
  • savinenpertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
French argilique
  • argiliquepertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
German argillisch
  • argillischpertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
Polish dotyczący gliny
  • dotyczący glinypertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
Portuguese argílico
  • argílicopertaining to or composed of clay or clay minerals
Cite this entry
APA

argillic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argillic

MLA

“argillic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argillic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argillic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argillic.

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