ganil

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noun

A kind of brittle limestone.

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Meanings

nounganil (uncountable)
  1. UKdialectaluncountableA kind of brittle limestone.

    Here [in Pure limes] may be included stalactites , marble , limestone , chalk , zufa , ganil

    1799, John Coakley Lettsom, The Naturalist's and Traveller's Companion

Origin

French

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Anagrams

alignliangLainglingaGlinaLangiGilanIlangalgin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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