nitic

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adjective

Having a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces

OriginLatin nitidus →
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Meanings

adjectivenitic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographyHaving a reasonable amount of clay, but that falls apart into flat-edged geometrical forms that have shiny faces

Origin

  1. Latinnitidus“shiny”
  2. Englishnitic

According to the FAO, it comes from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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