Laterite (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Geology.
  1. a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
  2. a similar soil formed of materials deposited by water.
  3. any soil produced by the decomposition of the rocks beneath it.
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  1. any of a group of deposits consisting of residual insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminium oxides: formed by weathering of rocks in tropical regions
    Laterite (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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