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Noun Concept
Categories: Weathering, Soil-based building materials, Regolith, Aluminium minerals, Pedology
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laterite  laterisation  Laterite rocks  laterite soil  laterites
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A red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides WordNet 3.0
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A red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Laterite is a soil type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Wikipedia
A product of rock weathering in wet tropical climate Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
Red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil. Wiktionary (translation)
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regolith
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laterisation, Laterite rocks, laterite soil, laterites, lateritic, lateritic soil, lateritization

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