detrital

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US/diˈtɹaɪtəl/

adjective

Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English detritus →
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Meanings

adjectivedetrital (comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)

comparative more detrital · superlative most detrital

  1. geographyConsisting 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.

    1964, N.D. Bespalov, Soils of Outer Mongolia, page 172

Origin

  1. Englishdetritus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdetrital

From detritus + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with detrital

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Cite this entry
APA

detrital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detrital

MLA

“detrital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detrital. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detrital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detrital.

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