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Detrital

//diˈtɹaɪtəl// adj

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  1. 1
    Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.

    "The light-chestnut soils are much more detrital than the chestnut varieties — not only at the surface but throughout the soil strata, except on sandy tracts."

Etymology

From detritus + -al.

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