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Word: Duricrust
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from Latin durus ‘hard’ + crust
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdjʊərɪkrʌst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a hard mineral crust formed at or near the surface of soil in semi-arid regions by the evaporation of groundwater
Short Definition:hard mineral crust formed at or near surface of soil in semi-arid regions by evaporation of groundwater
Examples:- resistant bedrock or duricrusts appear at the surface
- he crunched over concrete and then duricrust
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