as in sediments
soil made chiefly of loose sedimentary material that is carried by flowing water and that sinks to the bottom of a river, pond, etc.
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detritus
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Is Trump a secret minimalist, driven to limit the detritus accruing in American houses?—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025 -
These microbes metabolize unspent sugars in the mash and the yeast detritus.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Silts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silts. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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