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sep•tar•i•um
Pronunciation: (sep-târ'ē-um), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tar•i•aPronunciation: (-târ'ē-u). [key]
Geol.
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
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