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14 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• detritus n. (Countable, chiefly geology) Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
• detritus n. (Biology, ecology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
• detritus n. (By extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Romanian
  • detritus n. Detritus.

— English words, defined in French —

• detritus n. Détritus.
• detritus n. (Sens figuré) Décombres.
• detritus n. (Géologie) pierralle, sable,etc. : le résultat d’une détrition.

— In French —

• détritus n.m. (Biologie) Débris de matières organiques ou amas de ces débris.
• détritus n.m. Ces matériaux réduits à l’état de poussière ou de boue.
• détritus n.m. Ordure, déchet, objet dont on n’a plus l’usage.
• détritus n.m. (Géologie) (Vieilli) Débris de roches.
• détritus n.m. (Médecine) Déchet provenant de la nécrose d’un tissu à…

— In Spanish —

• detritus s. Resto o residuo procedente de la descomposición de material orgánico.
• detritus s. Resto o residuo procedente de la erosión de rocas y otros minerales.

28 English words from 4 English definitions

animals Any Biology broken broken␣off By␣extension chiefly Countable dead debris decomposing Detritus disintegrated ecology erosion extension fragments from geology glacier ice material off Organic Pieces plants rock waste

15 English words from 10 foreign definitions

amas ces débris dont etc material objet Ordure plus réduits Resto roches sable Sens usage

31 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

Biologie boue déchet Décombres de␣la descomposición détrition Détritus erosión état figuré Géologie matériaux matières matières␣organiques Médecine minerales nécrose orgánico organiques otros poussière procedente provenant residuo résultat rocas Sens␣figuré tissu une Vieilli

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

detritusphere

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

biodetritus zoodetritus microdetritus phytodetritus

17 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

det Det DET det. Det. ETR ITU I-tu ITUs rit Ritu tri Tri TRI tri- trit trit-

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Irt IRT RTÉ Rte. RTed SUT ted Ted TED Tir TIR UTI

13 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

bruitedst denturist intrudest intrusted outstride putridest studerite sturdiest surtitled touristed tundrites tutorised uttroside

13 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

duetist dustier dutties erudits reduits réduits retusid rudites studier sturted triedst tristed trusted

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