SAPROLITE

saprolite

(noun) a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saprolite (countable and uncountable, plural saprolites)

a chemically weathered rock

Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.

Anagrams

• epilators, epistolar, loparites, psarolite

Source: Wiktionary



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