Main Entry: de·tri·tus
Pronunciation: \di-ˈtrī-təs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural de·tri·tus \-ˈtrī-təs, -ˈtrī-ˌtüs\
Etymology: French détritus, from Latin detritus, past participle of deterere
Date: 1802
1 : loose material (as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration
2 a : a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : debris b : miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends {sifting through the detritus of his childhood — Michael Tomasky}
2 a : a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : debris b : miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends {sifting through the detritus of his childhood — Michael Tomasky}
— de·tri·tal \-ˈtrī-təl\ adjective
