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Laterite

Laterite Meaning & Definition
Laterite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Laterite?

[n] a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides

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Laterite In Webster's Dictionary

\Lat"er*ite\, n. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. lat['e]rite.] (Geol.) An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.

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