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saccharoid
[ sak-uh-roid ]
adjective
, Geology.
- having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.
saccharoid
/ ˈsækəˌrɔɪd /
adjective
- Alsosaccharoidal geology having or designating a texture resembling that of loaf sugar
saccharoid marble
noun
- biochem any of a group of polysaccharides that remotely resemble sugars, but are not sweet and are often insoluble
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saccharoid1
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Example Sentences
Saccharoid marble is one of the fine varieties: it frequently contains flakes of mica.
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The saccharoid and lamellar, or statuary marbles, belong entirely to primitive and transition districts.
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The siliceous beds accompanying the saccharoid limestone have, in short, a character of their own.
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Limestone becomes granular and saccharoid—it is changed into marble.
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When nearer the junction it becomes grey, and has a saccharoid structure.
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