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lat·er·ite

(lăt′ə-rīt′)

A red residual soil formed by the leaching of silica and by the enrichment with aluminum and iron oxides, especially in humid climates.

[Latin later, brick + -ite.]

lat′er·it′ic (-rĭt′ĭk) adj.

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laterite

(ˈlætəˌraɪt)

(Geological Science) any of a group of deposits consisting of residual insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminium oxides: formed by weathering of rocks in tropical regions

[C19: from Latin later brick, tile]

lateritic adj

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lat•er•ite

(ˈlæt əˌraɪt)

n.

any soil produced by the decomposition of underlying rocks, esp. a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions.

[1800–10; < Latin later brick]

lat`er•it′ic (-ˈrɪt ɪk) adj.

laterite

A type of reddish soil, found in tropical or subtropical regions that has been leached of its soluble minerals.

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laterite - a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides

dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

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