detrital

English

Etymology

From detritus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /diˈtɹaɪtəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪtəl

Adjective

detrital (comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)

1. (geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.
   • 1964, N.D. Bespalov, Soils of Outer Mongolia‎^[1], 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.

Derived terms

• biodetrital
• nondetrital
• organodetrital
• phytodetrital

See also

• Detritus (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia