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Rarelaterite
The correct spelling is laterite.
How to pronounce laterite
noun
IPA: /ˈlatəɹʌɪt/
Say it like: Lat-eri-te
The correct spelling is laterite. 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 mak…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
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