Look up: Detritus

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   detritus
   Accumulated organic debris from dead organisms, often an important source of nutrients in a food web.
   Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl
   
   
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   Detritus
   Particulate material that enters into a marine or aquatic system. If derived from decaying organic matter it is organic detritus.
   Found on http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glo
   
   
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   Detritus
   Small fragments of rock which have been worn or broken away from a mass by the action of water or waves.
   Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht
   
   
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   Detritus
   Dead organic material in the water column or on the bottom of a water body.
   Found on http://www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glos
   
   
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   detritus
   [n] - loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   detritus
   the material products of erosion, e.g. (and typically) the soil, sand, clay, gravel and rocks brought down watercourses and deposited as sediment, e.g. in outwash fans or as flood plains; also down slopes as a scree Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • alluvial material formed by attrition and transported by rivers and canals.This term is equivalent...
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Detritus
   De·tri'tus noun [ French détritus , from Latin detritus , past participle of deterere . See Detriment .] 1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus . » For large portions, the word débris is used. 2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/51
   
   
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   detritus
   Undissolved organic or inorganic matter resulting from the decomposition of parent material. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   Detritus
   In biology, `detritus` is non-living particulate organic material (as opposed to dissolved organic material). It typically includes the bodies of dead organisms or fragments of organisms or fecal material. Detritus is normally colonized by communities of microorganisms which act to decompose (or remineralize) the material. *In terrestrial ecosystems, the term refers to litter on the soil surface as well as organic matter intermixed with soil. *...
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    detritus
    (de-tri´tәs) particulate matter produced by or remaining after the wearing away or disintegration of a substance or tissue.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Detritus
    • (n.) Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. • (n.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    detritus
    detritus 1. Fragmented particulate organic matter, or very small pieces of organic matter, derived from the decomposition of plant and animal remains; organic debris or trash. 2. Debris or discarded material. 3. In geology, matter produced by the detrition or wearing away of exposed surfaces, especially the gravel, sand, clay, or other material eroded a...
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    detritus
    Any broken-down material, carious or gangrenous matter, gravel, etc. [L. (see detrition)]
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    DETRITUS
    Aggregate of fragments from organic structures, as detached or broken-down tissues; small pieces of dead and decomposing plants and animals.
    Found on http://www.cancaver.ca/docs/glossary.htm
    
    
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    Detritus
    Boulders, rocks, gravel, sand, soil that has eroded from mountains over time.
    Found on http://www.desertusa.com/glossary2.html