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laterite meaning in Tamil

செம்புரைக்கல்

UK/ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

laterite in Tamil: செம்புரைக்கல், செம்பூராங்கல், துருக்கல், செங்கப்பிக்கல். In English, laterite means a red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

Tamil words for laterite

செம்புரைக்கல், செம்பூராங்கல், துருக்கல், செங்கப்பிக்கல், செம்பாறை, செம்பூரான்கல்

English meaning of laterite

  1. noun A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

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What is the meaning of laterite in Tamil?
Laterite in Tamil is செம்புரைக்கல், செம்பூராங்கல், துருக்கல், செங்கப்பிக்கல்.
laterite என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Laterite: செம்புரைக்கல், செம்பூராங்கல், துருக்கல், செங்கப்பிக்கல்.
What does laterite mean in English?
Laterite means a red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

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