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laterite

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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noun

  1. 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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