laterise
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
Alternative form of laterize.
Example Sentences
- "In general, rocks containing a high proportion of aluminium and iron laterise more readily than those composed mainly of alkali felspars."
- "These sandstones are very sensitive to erosive agents, whereas the sericite schist "laterises" and thus becomes harder ..."
- "The underlying rock is granite and the schists and geeiss covering the slopes give rise to loamy soils which harden and laterise on exposure."