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sedimento

Definitions of sedimento
  1. noun
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    synonyms: depósito
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    types:
    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    borra, hez, madre, poso, solera
    the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
    salero
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
    delta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
    type of:
    sustancia
    that which has mass and occupies space
  2. noun
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    see moresee less
    types:
    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
    type of:
    depósito
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  3. noun
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
    see moresee less
    type of:
    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
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