Meaning of evaporite | Babel Free
/ɪˈvæp.əˌɹaɪt/Definitions
The salty, crusty sediment that remains after salt water evaporates.
countable, uncountable
Examples
“Astonished scientists conducted a drilling program, and a decade later confirmed that the layers of salts and other evaporites could mean only one thing: at some point the Mediterranean Sea had dried out.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.