Laterize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Laterize is a verb meaning To convert to laterite.
Meaning
To convert to laterite.
Example Sentences
Thirty percent of Vietnamese soil has the potential to laterize.
They are subject, however, to heavy leaching, and unless protected by an ample covering of vegetation, they too tend to laterize.
Among the former quartz reefs are the most obvious,since they do not laterize and often stand out in bold relief from the red soil surrounding them.
Word Forms
- laterizes
- laterizing
- laterized
- laterise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include laterise, lignitize, kaolinize, latinize, amphibolitize, locativize.
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