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laterite

Noun

lat=er=ite

WORDNET DICTIONARY

laterite(n = noun.substance) - a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides;

laterite, n. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. latérite.].

An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India. [1913 Webster]

laterite, n. a red or yellow ferruginous clay, friable and hardening in air, used for making roads in the tropics.

Derivative

lateritic adj.

Etymology

L later brick + -ITE(1)

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