EVAPORITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("evaporite" is a kind of...):

deposit; sediment (matter that has been deposited by some natural process)

Holonyms ("evaporite" is a substance of...):

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)

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