saprolite

English

Etymology

From sapro- +‎ -lite.

Noun

saprolite (countable and uncountable, plural saprolites)

1. a chemically weathered rock

   Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.

Related terms

• saprolitic

Translations

a chemically weathered rock

• Finnish: saproliitti
• Irish: saprailít f
• Spanish: saprolito m

Anagrams

• psarolite, loparites, epilators, epistolar, periostal