See Also: pontifician(dictionary)

palagonite (iou) and pontifician (iou)


palagonite (iou)



palagonite noun. M19.
[from Palagonia in Sicily + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A brown to yellow amorphous or fibrous constituent of pyroclastic rocks, formed by the hydration of basaltic glass (sideromelane or tachylite).
palagonitic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the Nature of palagonite L19.
pa,lagoniti'zation noun the hydration of basaltic glass to form palagonite E20.
palagonitized adjective (partly or wholly) converted into palagonite M20.

pontifician (iou)



pontifician adjective & noun.E17.
[formed as PONTIFICIAL + -AN.]
A. adjective. = PONTIFICIAL adjective 1. E17-E19.
b. noun. = PONTIFICIAL noun 1. Only in L17.