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Definitions:
Noun
laterite
Definition: a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
Definition: A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.