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| alluvial |
of or pertaining to a flood plain or to sediment deposited by flowing water. |
| decant |
to pour (wine or other liquid) carefully, so as not to stir up sediment. [1/2 definitions] |
| ground1 |
(pl.) sediment, esp. that in coffee. [1/13 definitions] |
| lees |
the sediment that settles at the bottom of a liquid, esp. a fermented liquid such as wine; dregs. |
| murky |
obscured with fine particles, as of water, smoke, sediment, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| sedimentable |
combined form of sediment. |
| sedimentary |
of, concerning, like, or containing sediment. [2 definitions] |
| sedimentation |
the accumulating or depositing of sediment. |
| settlings |
solid matter that settles out of a liquid; sediment; dregs. |
| silt |
fine sediment deposited by water, as of earth, clay, or sand. [1/3 definitions] |
| sludge |
dirt and sediment precipitated in a body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
| stromatolite |
a laminated rock with accumulated layers of prokaryotic bacteria, algae, and sediment found in shallow marine environments, contains the oldest fossils known today. |
| sullage |
silt or sediment left by a current or running water. [1/2 definitions] |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. [1/3 definitions] |
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