- marl as a noun:
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marl
noun
1 marl
A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime.
Roget 342: land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma. continent, mainland, peninsula, chersonese [Fr.], delta; tongue of land, neck of land; isthmus, oasis; ... show more
Dutch: leemmergel, mergel, tufkrijt
Polish: margiel
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