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laterite Definition


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laterite
noun
    1. geol.
      A soft porous soil or hard dense rock, composed mainly of hydroxides of iron and aluminium, formed as a result of the weathering of igneous rocks in humid tropical climates, and often used as a building material.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin later brick + -ite 4.



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