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CALICHE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("caliche" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
Synonyms:
caliche; hardpan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("caliche" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
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