Definitions for calichekəˈli tʃi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•li•chekəˈli tʃi(n.)
a surface deposit of sodium nitrate found in South American desert areas: formerly a major source of chemical fertilizer.
Category: Geology
a zone of calcium carbonate or other carbonates in soils of semiarid regions.
Category: Geology
Ref: Compare hardpan.
Origin of caliche:
1855–60; < Sp: flake of lime
Princeton's WordNet
caliche, hardpan(noun)
crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
caliche(noun)
nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
Wiktionary
caliche(Noun)
A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer
caliche(Noun)
A layer of hard clay subsoil; hardpan
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