Laterite Definition

lătə-rīt
noun
A red, residual soil containing large amounts of aluminum and ferric hydroxides, formed by the decomposition of many kinds of rocks, and found esp. in well-drained tropical rain forests.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Laterite

Noun

Singular:
laterite
Plural:
laterites

Origin of Laterite

  • From Latin later (“brick") +"Ž -ite.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin later brick –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Laterite Sentence Examples

  • The outcrops are largely hidden under laterite.

  • Being composed largely of red clays and laterite, the soil is not generally rich, and calls for the patient cultivation of the Chinese gardener to make it really productive.

  • Laterite is a ferruginous and argillaceous rock, varying from 30 to 200 ft.

  • Laterite may be roughly divided into two kinds, high-level and low-level laterites.

  • Geologically, Banka resembles the Malay Peninsula, its formations being mainly granite, Silurian and Devonian slate, frequently covered with sandstone, laterite (red ironstone clay) of small fertility, and alluvium.

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Words Starting With

LLALAT

Words Ending With

ETEITE

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laterite

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LA & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With TE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With E