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Definition of Caliche
1. Noun. Crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions.
2. Noun. Nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru.
Definition of Caliche
1. Noun. (minerology) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer ¹
2. Noun. A layer of hard clay subsoil; hardpan ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caliche
1. a mineral deposit [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caliche
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