Meanings
nounfarcilite (plural farcilites)
plural farcilites
- obsoletechemistryPudding stone.
an entire mountain of farcilite, containing flints , stuck in a quartzy basis , has been discovered there
1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays
Origin
From 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.
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