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Detrital

De-tri′tal

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Adj.

(Geol.)

Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus.

Definition 2024

detrital

detrital

English

Adjective

detrital ‎(comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)

(geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
- 1964, N.D. Bespalov, Soils of Outer Mongolia, page 172:
  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.

See also

Detritus (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia