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单词 lateritized
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lateritizedadj.

Brit. /ˈlatərɪtʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈlædərəˌtaɪzd/
Forms: 1800s– lateritised, 1800s– lateritized.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: laterite n., -ized suffix.
Etymology: < laterite n. + -ized suffix. Compare later lateritize v. and earlier laterized adj.
Geology and Soil Science.
= laterized adj.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [adjective]
degrading1842
laterized1847
lateritized1865
abrasional1889
destructional1900
erosional1903
denudational1913
1865 Mem. Geol. Surv. India 4 170 The boundary is drawn..partly with such indications of the presence of the Cuddalore beds as are afforded by their lateritized fragments strewn on the surface.
1920 Geol. Mag. 57 212 The lateritized portion was more readily removed by erosive agencies, and the masses of unaltered rock were left standing in relief.
1970 Nature 23 May 693/2 The southern half of Western Australia is an old, slightly dissected, lateritized land surface dating from the middle or late Tertiary.
2009 A. D. Short & C. D. Woodroffe Coast Austral. vii. 185/2 Outcrops are low bluffs of deeply lateritised soil, formed on a mixture of sedimentary rocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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