detritusnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈtraɪ.təs/us/dɪˈtraɪ.t̬əs/formal waste material or rubbish, especially left after a particular event:
The stadium was littered with the detritus of yesterday's concert.
specialized biology a loose mass of decaying material
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rubbish and waste
- debris
- dross
- effluent
- flotsam
- freecycle
- froth
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- scrappage
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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