saccharoid
/sak-uh-roid/US // ˈsæk əˌrɔɪd //UK // (ˈsækəˌrɔɪd) //
圣杯,囊状物,圣杯杯,囊中羞涩
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Geology.
- : having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.
Examples
Saccharoid marble is one of the fine varieties: it frequently contains flakes of mica.
The saccharoid and lamellar, or statuary marbles, belong entirely to primitive and transition districts.
The siliceous beds accompanying the saccharoid limestone have, in short, a character of their own.
Limestone becomes granular and saccharoid—it is changed into marble.
When nearer the junction it becomes grey, and has a saccharoid structure.
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