molasse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French molasse, a kind of sandstone, from Latin mollis (“soft”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
molasse (plural molasses)
- (geology) A shallow deposit of sandstone, shale and conglomerate in front of a rising mountain chain.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 109:
- The molasse provides a record of the wearing down of the Alpine range at a late stage; unlike the Flysch, it is largely non-marine.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
rock deposit
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French[edit]
Noun[edit]
molasse f (plural molasses)
Further reading[edit]
- “molasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
molasse
Anagrams[edit]
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