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from The Century Dictionary.
- A term suggested by A. D. Cushman to describe the peculiar property possessed by some constituents of rocks of developing a colloidal film about their particles during decomposition. The property is of importance in understanding the bond or cementing power of macadam and the consolidation of sediments.
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