Home › Words › S › saprolitesaprolitesaprolite · noun — a chemically weathered rock.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, saprolite ranks #10,400 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sapro- + -lite.nouna chemically weathered rocke.g.“Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ochrosol 63% match — A deeply-weathered latosol vs saprolite →neovolcanite 61% match — A neovolcanic rock vs saprolite →ultramafite 60% match — ultramafic rock vs saprolite →pisolite 59% match — A sedimentary rock formed from pisoids vs saprolite →corestone 59% match — A rounded boulder formed in saprolite as the result of weathering. vs saprolite →palagonitized 58% match — Transformed to palagonite by weathering vs saprolite →peastone 58% match — pisolite vs saprolite →troctolite 58% match — A rare type of ultramafic intrusive rock, consisting primarily of olivine and calcic plagioclase vs saprolite →