farcilite

English

Etymology

From farcical +‎ -lite, in the Latin sense of the word farce which means to stuff or to season, because the composite mineral is "stuffed" with quartz nodules. See puddingstone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪlaɪt/

Noun

farcilite (plural farcilites)

1. (mineralogy, obsolete) Pudding stone.
   • 1799, Richard Kirwan, Geological Essays:

     an entire mountain of farcilite, containing flints , stuck in a quartzy basis , has been discovered there

References

“farcilite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• laticifer