Evaporite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈvæp.əˌɹaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Evaporite is a noun meaning The salty, crusty sediment that remains after salt water evaporates.
Meaning
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after salt water evaporates.
Example Sentences
Astonished scientists conducted a drilling program, and a decade later confirmed that the layers of salts and other evaporites could mean only one thing: at some point the Mediterranean Sea had dried out.
Word Forms
- evaporites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bittern, epsomite, efflorescence, thernadite, salin, thermonatrite.
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