CRESYLIC
Cre*syl"ic (kr-sl"k), a. Etym: [From Creosote.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc. Cresylic acid. (Chem.) See Cresol.
CRETACEOUS
Cre*ta"ceous (kr-t"shs), a. Etym: [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See
Crayon.]
Defn: Having the qualities of chalk;abounding with chalk; chalky; as,
cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk. Cretaceous acid, an old
name for carbonic acid.
— Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various
kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the
Cretaceous period; — called also the chalk formation. See the
Diagram under Geology.
— Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of the
Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited.
CRETACEOUS; CRETACIC
Cre*ta"ceous, a. Also Cre*tac"ic. (Geol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.
CRETACEOUSLY
Cre*ta"ceous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a chalky manner; as chalk.
CRETAN
Cre"tan (kr"tan), a.
Defn: Pertaining to Crete, or Candia.
— n.