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deposition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of DEPOSITION

matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid <several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake>

Synonyms deposition, dregs, grounds, precipitate, sediment, settlings

Related Words lees; ooze, silt, sludge; dross, slag, waste

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