detrital

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English

Etymology

detritus +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 307: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /diˈtɹaɪtəl/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtəl

Adjective

detrital (comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)

  1. (geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
    • 1964, N.D. Bespalov, Soils of Outer Mongolia‎[1], page 172:
      The light-chestnut soils are much more detrital than the chestnut varieties — not only at the surface but throughout the soil strata, except on sandy tracts.

See also

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