gypseous

American  

[jip-see-uhs] / ˈdʒɪp si əs /

adjective

1. of or relating to gypsum.

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Etymology

Origin of gypseous

From the Late Latin word gypseus, dating back to 1655–65. See gypsum, -eous

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, we must not forget that there are dense masses of red and variegated sandstones and clays, thousands of feet in thickness, and of vast horizontal extent, wholly devoid of saliferous or gypseous matter.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Keuper: Marnes irisees: Saliferous and gypseous shales and sandstone.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

"A warrior in armor with a gypseous pipe in his hand leans against a table and blows the smoke far away of himself."

From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 03 by Twain, Mark

Only in one or two places, on this south-eastern side of the range, I noticed a narrow fringe of the upper gypseous strata brushed up and inclined south-eastward from it.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles

This gypseous or Secondary formation was found to extend, not only over the adjacent hills, but everywhere along the road to Makná.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir