SAPROLITE


Meaning of SAPROLITE in English

— saprolitic /sap'reuh lit"ik/ , adj.

/sap"reuh luyt'/ , n. Petrog.

soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.

[ 1890-95; SAPRO- + -LITE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .