detrito

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detrito m sing (pl.: detriti)

  1. frammenti ottenuti dopo un processo di distruzione
  2. (geologia) frammenti di roccia derivanti da una preesistente roccia frantumata dai processi di meteorizzazione ed erosione
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IPA: /deˈtrito/

dal latino detritum, che deriva da deterĕre ossia "logorare"