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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPROLITIC

saprolitic  [ˌsæprəʊˈlɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPROLITIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saprolitic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SAPROLITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

saprolitic

Saprolite

Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface. In most outcrops its color comes from ferric compounds. Deeply weathered profiles are widespread on the continental landmasses between latitudes 35°N and 35°S. Conditions for the formation of deeply weathered regolith include a topographically moderate relief flat enough to prevent erosion and to allow leaching of the products of chemical weathering. A second condition is long periods of tectonic stability; tectonic activity and climate change can cause erosion. The third condition is humid tropical to temperate climate. Poorly weathered saprolite grit aquifers are capable of producing groundwater, often suitable for livestock. Deep weathering causes the formation of many secondary and supergene ores – bauxite, iron ores, saprolitic gold, supergene copper, uranium and heavy minerals in residual accumulations.

Definition of saprolitic in the English dictionary

The definition of saprolitic in the dictionary is of or relating to saprolite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAPROLITIC


amylolytic
əˌmaɪləʊˈlɪtɪk
anxiolytic
ˌæŋksɪəʊˈlɪtɪk
cellulolytic
ˌsɛljʊləʊˈlɪtɪk
electrolytic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈlɪtɪk
fibrinolytic
ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈlɪtɪk
glycolytic
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪtɪk
granulitic
ˌɡrænjʊˈlɪtɪk
haemolytic
ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk
hemolytic
ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk
heterolytic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɪtɪk
homolytic
ˌhəʊməʊˈlɪtɪk
lipolytic
ˌlɪpəʊˈlɪtɪk
mucolytic
ˌmjuːkəʊˈlɪtɪk
photolytic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈlɪtɪk
pyrolytic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈlɪtɪk
radiolytic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈlɪtɪk
spherulitic
ˌsferʊˈlɪtɪk
sympatholytic
ˌsɪmpəθəʊˈlɪtɪk
thermolytic
ˌθɜːməʊˈlɪtɪk
zymolytic
ˌzaɪməʊˈlɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAPROLITIC

saprobe
saprobial
saprobic
saprobiont
saprobiotic
saprogenic
saprogenicity
saprogenous
saprolegnia
saprolite
sapropel
sapropelic
sapropelite
saprophagous
saprophyte
saprophytic
saprophytically
saprophytism
saprotroph
saprotrophic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPROLITIC

aerolitic
body politic
chrysolitic
clitic
critic
encephalitic
enclitic
Glagolitic
impolitic
marlitic
oolitic
ophiolitic
pearlitic
pelitic
politic
rhyolitic
staurolitic
syphilitic
the body politic
zeolitic
zoolitic

Synonyms and antonyms of saprolitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «saprolitic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPROLITIC

Find out the translation of saprolitic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saprolitic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saprolitic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腐泥土
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saprolítico
570 millions of speakers

English

saprolitic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

saprolitic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

saprolitic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

saprolitic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saprolítico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

saprolitic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saprolite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saprolit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

saprolitischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サプロライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

saprolitic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saprolitic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

saprolitic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

saprolitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्रोलाइटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saprolitik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saprolitic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

saprolitic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

saprolitic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saprolitic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαπρολιτικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saprolitic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saprolitic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saprolitic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saprolitic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROLITIC»

The term «saprolitic» is used very little and occupies the 179.350 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROLITIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saprolitic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saprolitic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saprolitic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPROLITIC»

Discover the use of saprolitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saprolitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils
Characterising. and. deriving. engineering. properties. of. a. saprolitic. soil. from. granite,. inn. Porto. A. Viana da Fonseca Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Portugal ABSTRACT: Residual soils are characterised by the ...
T. S. Tan, 2003
2
Soils and Quaternary Geology of the Southwestern United States
... charred plant remains, white saprolitic clasts A13 33-36 Dark gray (lOYR4/ld) loam in very dark gray loam matrix, granular IIA31 36-51 Very dark gray loam, subangular blocky, numerous white saprolitic clasts IIA32 51-71 As above with even ...
David L. Weide, Marianne L. Faber, 1985
3
Sulfur Compounds—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
In particular, the present invention resides in the atmospheric acid leaching of both the limonitic and saprolitic fractions of the lateritic ore sequentially and jointly to recover nickel and cobalt at atmospheric pressure and temperatures up to the ...
‎2013
4
The Emergence of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
saprolitic soils Shear strength characteristics of two J.K.-M. Gan and D.G. Fredlund Abstract: The saturated and unsaturated shear strength behavior of an undisturbed, completely decomposed fine ash tuff and an undisturbed, completely ...
G. W. Wilson, A. W. Clifton, S. L. Barbour, 1999
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5th International Symposium on High Temperature ...
Ltd, Beijing, 100029, PR China Key words: Saprolitic laterite, Direct reduction, Magnetic separation, Grain growth, Additives Abstract Low-grade laterite ore has not been well utilized to produce ferronickel directly due to intensive energy ...
Tao Jiang, Jiann-Yang Hwang, Mark E. Schlesinger, 2014
6
Mechanics of Residual Soils, Second Edition
Parent rock Residual soil Permeability (m/y) Type of test Basalt Mature residual and saprolitic Basalt Mature residual and saprolitic Gneiss Mature residual and saprolitic Gneiss Mature residual and saprolitic Gneiss Mature residual (porous ...
Geoffrey E. Blight, Eng Choon Leong, 2012
7
Advances in Hydrochloric Acid Research and Application: 2013 ...
“WO 2009 018619 (BHP Billiton SSM) describes an atmospheric leach process in the recovery of nickel and cobalt from lateritic ores, the process including providing limonitic and saprolitic ore fractions of a laterite ore, separately slurrying the ...
‎2013
8
Noncarboxylic Acids—Advances in Research and Application: ...
“WO 2009 018619 (BHP Billiton SSM) describes an atmospheric leach process in the recovery of nickel and cobalt from lateritic ores, the process including providing limonitic and saprolitic ore fractions of a laterite ore, separately slurrying the ...
‎2013
9
Soil survey
The Bw and C horizons average 10 to 25 percent hard rock fragments and 20 to 45 percent saprolitic fragments. The A and AB horizons have hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 2 or 3 when moist and 4 or 5 when dry, and chroma of 2 or 3 when ...
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1990
10
Light Metals: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition
“Mineralogical analyses of the saprolitic laterite material have been characterized by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared ( FIR) spectroscopy, thermal analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPROLITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saprolitic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Oakdale Resources finds more graphite on Eyre Peninsula
The thickness of the soft saprolitic, graphite bearing clays in the oxidised ... to optimise the metallurgical recoveries of the graphite from the saprolitic soft clays. «Proactive Investors Australia, May 15»
2
Endeavour Mining's (EDVMF) CEO Neil Woodyer on Q1 2015 …
Agbaou is at the moment still benefitting from the soft nature of the upside and saprolitic ore is depreciating at the moment. In terms of increased tonnes ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
3
Frank Timis of African Minerals Speaks:
5.2Mt of DSO was mined, along with 1.0Mt of other material, principally saprolitic hematite in readiness for Phase 2 expansion. 4.9Mt of this material was treated ... «Awareness Times, Dec 14»
4
Poseidon Nickel Transforms
The impact of the Indonesian ban on saprolitic nickel ore exports will start to take effect next year. Prices dipped recently because of increased production from ... «FN Arena News, Oct 14»
5
Direct Nickel (ASX:DIR) Finalist in the Australian's Shell Innovation …
It is believed to be the only process capable of treating the full laterite profile, from limonitic to saprolitic ores in a single flowsheet. It is a tank leach process that ... «ABN Newswire, Oct 14»
6
Stellar Diamonds starts trial mining in Guinea
... it has exposed highly decomposed kimberlite pipe underlying a laterite cap and mixture of saprolitic kimberlite and laterite that was dug by artisanal miners. «The Northern Miner, Oct 14»
7
Columbus and Nordgold Aggressively Advancing Gold Project in …
Diamond drill holes were bored with HQ-size core in the upper oxidized saprolitic zone and NQ-size core in fresh rock. The core was placed in plastic core ... «Geology for Investors, Sep 14»
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UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Imagination Technologies Leads FTSE …
... in excess of 55% iron, defining a potential direct shipping ore domain and additional high grade laterite and saprolitic material within the oxide zone, it said. «London South East, Jun 14»
9
Sun Valley Gold loads up on shares of Belo Sun Mining
Two types of gold mineralization are present: primary gold in intrusive rocks, and secondary gold in an extensive saprolitic zone overlying the primary ... «The Northern Miner, Jun 14»
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Drake Resources prepares to drill for gold at Seimana in Guinea
There is a lack of outcrop due to a blanket of laterite several metres thick over much of the region and it is believed a deeply weathered saprolitic profile extends ... «Proactive Investors Australia, May 14»

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