Definitions for evaporite

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evaporite e·vap·o·rite

Spelling: [ih-vap-uh-rahyt]

IPA: /ɪˈvæp əˌraɪt/

Evaporite is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 416 anagrams from letters in evaporite (aeeioprtv).

Definitions for evaporite

noun

1. any sedimentary rock, as gypsum or rock salt, formed by precipitation from evaporating seawater.

Origin of evaporite

First recorded in 1920-25; evapor(ation) + -ite¹

Examples for evaporite

Borates are mined from evaporite deposits at Searles Lake, California, and other desert locations.