English Explanatory Dictionary

pre-salt layer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the strata laid down prior to a saline layer (formed from encroachment by a sea), and which hold a significant fraction of the world's oil and gas reserves.

Word forms

pre-salt layer pre-salt layers
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