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laterite

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lat=er=ite

CIDE DICTIONARY

lateriten. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F. latérite.].
     An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

laterite, n. a red or yellow ferruginous clay, friable and hardening in air, used for making roads in the tropics.

Derivative
lateritic adj.
Etymology
L later brick + -ITE(1)

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