detrital

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detrital

/diˈtɹaɪtəl/ US

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adjective more detrital · most detrital

Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus. The light-chestnut soils are much more detrital than the chestnut varieties — not only at the surface but throughout the soil strata, except on sandy tracts.

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@misc{detrital_2026,
  title = {detrital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detrital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}