caliche

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caliche

/kəˈlit͡ʃi/

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From Spanish caliche, from Latin calx (“pebble”); compare chalk.

noun caliches

countable, uncountable A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
countable, uncountable A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan. According to local well drillers, in wells drilled on the high plains a few hundred feet back from the caliche escarpment or in other locations on the high plains in this area no hard caliche or white layer, such as would characterize a soft layer of high lime-carbonate content, is generally reached

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@misc{caliche_2026,
  title = {caliche},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caliche},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}