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detrital

adjective

  1. relating to particles of rock that have been broken down from pre-existing rocks by erosion and weathering
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Pronunciation: /diˈtɹaɪtəl/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English detritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English detrital From detritus + -al.

  1. Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.

    The light-chestnut soils are much more detrital than the chestnut varieties — not only at the surface but throughout the soil strata, except on sandy tracts.

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