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duricrust

duricrust noun: a thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.

Noun

duricrust (plural duricrusts)

  1. (soil science) A thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.

Forms of duricrust

pluralduricrusts

Origin of duricrust

From Latin durus (“hard”) and crust.

Questions about duricrust

What does duricrust mean?
Duricrust means a thin hard layer found near the surface in soil.
What part of speech is duricrust?
Duricrust is a noun.
What is the plural of duricrust?
The plural of duricrust is duricrusts.

Words near duricrust in the dictionary

  1. Durhams
  2. Durhamville
  3. Duri
  4. durian
  5. durians
  6. duricrust
  7. duricrustal
  8. duricrusts
  9. Durie
  10. Durif
  11. Durifs

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