shelllike
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See also: shell-like
English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
shelllike (comparative more shelllike, superlative most shelllike)
- Uncommon spelling of shell-like.
- 1995, Alan M Cvancara, A field manual for the amateur geologist:
- Dark brown to black; streak brownish red; fracture shelllike; crystals equidimensional to tabular, also in rounded and scaly masses...
Usage notes[edit]
- The hyphenated spelling shell-like may be preferred in order to avoid the unusual juxtaposition of three of the same consonant.