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silcrete

silcrete noun: an indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.

silcrete: an indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement
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Noun

silcrete (countable and uncountable, plural silcretes)

  1. An indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.

Forms of silcrete

pluralsilcretes

Origin of silcrete

Blend of silica + concrete.

Questions about silcrete

What does silcrete mean?
Silcrete means an indurated duricrust formed when silica is dissolved and resolidifies as a cement.
What part of speech is silcrete?
Silcrete is a noun.
What is the plural of silcrete?
The plural of silcrete is silcretes.

Words near silcrete in the dictionary

  1. Silchester
  2. Silcott
  3. Silcotts
  4. Silcox
  5. Silcoxes
  6. silcrete
  7. silcretes
  8. silcrow
  9. silcrows
  10. sild
  11. sildenafil

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