Meaning of saprolite

sap•ro•lite

Pronunciation: (sap'ru-līt"), [key]

— n. Petrog.

soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

saprolite (Thesaurus)

saprogenic sapropel

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