caliche

[ kuh-lee-chee ]

/ kəˈli tʃi /

noun Geology.

a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.

a zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of semiarid regions.

Compare duricrust, hardpan.

Origin of caliche

1855–60; <Spanish: flake of lime, equivalent to cal lime (<Latin calc-;see chalk) + -iche noun suffix

Words nearby caliche

calibre, caliceal, calicectasis, calicectomy, calices, caliche, calicivirus, calicle, calico, calicoback, calico bass

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Example sentences from the Web for caliche

And if the road passed over the caliche flat thered be wheel marks; that was sure.
Dust of the Desert|Robert Welles Ritchie
The caliche varies in thickness from a few inches to 10 or 12 feet, and rests on a soft stratum of earth called cova.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
Undoubtedly this is what will ultimately take place, when the richer quality of the caliche has been exhausted.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman
The man whirled and started on a staggering run along the rim of the caliche he had been travelling.
Dust of the Desert|Robert Welles Ritchie

The caliche, or raw nitrate of soda, is not equally distributed over the pampas.
Manures and the principles of manuring|Charles Morton Aikman

British Dictionary definitions for caliche

caliche

/ (kæˈliːtʃɪ) /

noun

Also called: calcrete a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals

a surface layer of soil encrusted with calcium carbonate, occurring in arid regionsAlso called: duricrust

Word Origin for caliche

C20: from American Spanish, from Latin calx lime

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Scientific definitions for caliche

caliche

[ kə-lē′chē ]

See hardpan.

单词	caliche
释义	caliche [ kuh-lee-chee ] / kəˈli tʃi / noun Geology. a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride. a zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of semiarid regions. Compare duricrust, hardpan. Origin of caliche 1855–60; <Spanish: flake of lime, equivalent to cal lime (<Latin calc-;see chalk) + -iche noun suffix Words nearby caliche calibre, caliceal, calicectasis, calicectomy, calices, caliche, calicivirus, calicle, calico, calicoback, calico bass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caliche And if the road passed over the caliche flat thered be wheel marks; that was sure. Dust of the Desert\|Robert Welles Ritchie The caliche varies in thickness from a few inches to 10 or 12 feet, and rests on a soft stratum of earth called cova. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman Undoubtedly this is what will ultimately take place, when the richer quality of the caliche has been exhausted. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman The man whirled and started on a staggering run along the rim of the caliche he had been travelling. Dust of the Desert\|Robert Welles Ritchie The caliche, or raw nitrate of soda, is not equally distributed over the pampas. Manures and the principles of manuring\|Charles Morton Aikman British Dictionary definitions for caliche caliche / (kæˈliːtʃɪ) / noun Also called: calcrete a bed of sand or clay in arid regions cemented by calcium carbonate, sodium chloride, and other soluble minerals a surface layer of soil encrusted with calcium carbonate, occurring in arid regionsAlso called: duricrust Word Origin for caliche C20: from American Spanish, from Latin calx lime Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for caliche caliche [ kə-lē′chē ] See hardpan. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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