English Explanatory Dictionary

hemipelagite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of marine sediment that consists of clay and silt-sized grains that are terrigenous and some biogenic material derived from the landmass nearest the deposits or from organisms living in the water.

Word forms

hemipelagite hemipelagites
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