Word: grauwacke
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: grau
wack
e
Definition: Greywacke; a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix
Morphemes:
Affix: grauwacke
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Greywacke; a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix
Etymology Compounds: Affix: grau
Language: de
Decoded: grau
Meaning: grey
Affix: wacke
Language: de
Decoded: wacke
Meaning: boulder