Wolstonian

 
Pronunciation: /wʊlˈstəʊnɪən/

adjective

Geology
  • relating to or denoting the penultimate Pleistocene glaciation in Britain, identified with the Saale of northern Europe (and perhaps the Riss of the Alps).
  • (as noun the Wolstonian) the Wolstonian glaciation or the system of deposits laid down during it.

Origin:

1960s: from Wolston, the name of a village in Warwickshire, + -ian