porcelanous

adjective

por·​ce·​la·​nous

variants or porcellanous

ˈ⸗sələnəs,

¦⸗sə¦lānəs,

(ˈ)⸗¦selən-

: porcelaneous

Word History

Etymology

Italian porcellana + English -ous

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