CLAYSTONE

claystone

(noun) fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

claystone (countable and uncountable, plural claystones)

(geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.

One of the concretionary nodules in alluvial deposits.

Anagrams

• scytalone

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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