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Detritus

noun

/dɪˈtɹaɪtəs/

Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.noun(chiefly geological) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.

2.nounOrganic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.

3.nounDebris or fragments of disintegrated material.

Synonyms

dust rubble debris junk sewage litter garbage scrap piece wreckage waste leftover

Rhymes With

situs arthritis meningitis encephalitis phlebitis osteoarthritis hepatitis gastritis

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