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evaporite
e·vap·o·rite [ i váppə rt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rock resulting from salt water evaporation: a sedimentary rock or deposit that results from the evaporation of salt water in lagoons and saline lakes. Gypsum and rock salt are evaporites.
[Early 20th century. <evaporation]

e·vap·o·rit·ic [ i vàppə ríttik ] adjective
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