saprolite

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noun

a chemically weathered rock

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

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Meanings

nounsaprolite (countable and uncountable, plural saprolites)

plural saprolites

  1. countableuncountablea chemically weathered rock

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

Origin

From sapro- + -lite.

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Translations

Finnish saproliitti
  • saproliittia chemically weathered rock
Irish saprailít
  • saprailíta chemically weathered rock
Spanish saprolito
  • saprolitoa chemically weathered rock

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

psarolite
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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