sediment
noun/ˈsedɪmənt/
/ˈsedɪmənt/
[uncountable]- the solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
- If milk is clean, there should be no sediment in the bottom of the bottle.
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- (geology) sand, stones, mud, etc. carried by water or wind and left, for example, on the bottom of a lake, river, etc.Topics Geographyc1
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French sédiment or Latin sedimentum ‘settling’, from sedere ‘sit’.
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