laterite soil

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• Laterite — (from the Latin word later meaning brick or tile) is a surface formation in hot and wet tropical areas which is enriched in iron and aluminium and develops by intensive and long lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. Nearly all kinds… …   Wikipedia

• laterite — [lat′ər īt΄] n. [L later, brick, tile (prob. akin to latus, broad: see LATERAL) + ITE1] Geol. a red, residual soil containing large amounts of aluminum and ferric hydroxides, formed by the decomposition of many kinds of rocks, and found esp. in… …   English World dictionary

• laterite — lateritic /lat euh rit ik/, adj. /lat euh ruyt /, n. Geol. 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… …   Universalium

• Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock …   Wikipedia

• laterite — lat•er•ite [[t]ˈlæt əˌraɪt[/t]] n. gel any soil produced by the decomposition of underlying rocks, esp. a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions • Etymology: 1800–10; < L later brick lat er•it′ic ˈrɪt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

• laterite — noun A red hard or gravel like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads. Syn: murram …   Wiktionary

• laterite —    A tropical ferruginous clay soil [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• laterite — n. rich brick colored soil containing iron and aluminum …   English contemporary dictionary

• laterite — /ˈlætəraɪt / (say latuhruyt) noun a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rock; characterised by a porous red concretionary crust, an underlying mottled zone, and a leached white zone below.… …  

• podzolic soil — ▪ pedology podzolic also spelled  Podsolic,  also called  Lessivé Soil,         soil usually forming in a broadleaf forest and characterized by moderate leaching, which produces an accumulation of clay and, to some degree, iron that have been… …   Universalium

• Geography of India — Country geography name =India continent =Asia region =Southern Asia Indian subcontinent coordinates =20°00 N 77°00 E area ranking =7th km area =3287263 percent land= 90.44 km coastline =7516 | borders =Total land borders:cite web |title=MINISTRY… …   Wikipedia