Definition of earthy

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Earthy (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly; terrestrial; carnal..

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Terreous :: Terreous (a.) Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles..
Terrene :: Terrene (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance..
Gangue :: Gangue (n.) The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
Guhr :: Guhr (n.) A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher..
Cimolite :: Cimolite (n.) A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color..
Limonite :: Limonite (n.) Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron, occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog iron. Also called brown hematite..
Hisingerite :: Hisingerite (n.) A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron..
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults..
Blackband :: Blackband (n.) An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.
Chalk :: Chalk (n.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common limestone..
Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican..
Pacos :: Pacos (n.) An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute particles of native silver..
Earth :: Earth (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria..
Erythrite :: Erythrite (n.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as cobalt bloom; -- called also erythrin or erythrine..
Melaconite :: Melaconite (n.) An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other ores..
Vivianite :: Vivianite (n.) A hydrous phosphate of iron of a blue to green color, growing darker on exposure. It occurs in monoclinic crystals, also fibrous, massive, and earthy..
Ochre :: Ochre (n.) A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors..
Tripoli :: Tripoli (n.) An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms..
Magnesia :: Magnesia (n.) A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium..
Suigothus :: Suint (n.) A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas..
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