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    CALICHE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peruplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    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 regionsplay

    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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