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caliche

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə lē′chē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ca•li•che  (kə lē′chē),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologya surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
  2. Geologya zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of semiarid regions.
Cf. duricrust, hardpan. 
  • Latin calc-; see chalk) + -iche noun, nominal suffix
  • Spanish: flake of lime, equivalent. to cal lime (
  • 1855–60

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