sabulose


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sab·u·lous

 (săb′yə-ləs) also sab·u·lose (-lōs′)
adj.
Gritty; sandy.
[From Latin sabulōsus, from sabulum, coarse sand.]
sab′u·los′i·ty (-lŏs′ĭ-tē) n.
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