laterite

Significat (Anglès)

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.

Conceptes

laterita

Sinònims

rouge

red earth

cabook

red soil

latosol

laterite soil

gravel

lateritic soil

ironstone

red iron oxide

Traduccions

latérite

laterite

laterita

laterita

لاتيرايت - صخور رملية حمراء اللون

bir cins kırmızı

Laterit

λατερίτης

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin later (“brick”) + -ite.