Definition of Loess

1. Noun. A fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind.

Generic synonyms: Dirt, Soil

Definition of Loess

1. n. A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.

Definition of Loess

1. Noun. (geology) any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loess

1. a soil deposit [n -ES] : LOESSAL, LOESSIAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Loess

1. An extremely fertile, yellowish, fine loamy soil of wind-deposited silt, often composed of the following mineral components: quartz, feldspar, horneblende, mica, and clay minerals. The silt is blown in from dry, arid places and have glacial origins. Thick deposits of loess are found on the east side of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, and hill prairies occur on some of these deposits. The loess carried down from the highlands north of the Tibetan plateau to the North China Plain by the Yellow River (so named because of its colour due to the loess) played an important role in the development of ancient Chinese civilisation. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loess

lodgeth
lodging
lodging house
lodgings
lodgment
lodgments
lodicula
lodiculae
lodicule
lodicules
lodranite
lods
loeffler pneumonia
loellingite
loellingites
loess (current term)
loessal
loesses
loessial
loeven's larva
loewite
lofe
lofendazam
lofentanil
lofepramine
loff
loft
loft bombing
lofted
lofted drive

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