sediment
noun
[ ˈsɛdɪm(ə)nt ]
• matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
• "the ice freezes the wine and sediment at the base of the cork"
Similar:
dregs,
lees,
deposit,
grounds,
settlings,
residue,
remains,
accumulation,
silt,
sludge,
alluvium,
precipitate,
sublimate,
residuum,
draff,
grouts,
sediment
verb
• settle as sediment.
• "the erythrocytes were allowed to sediment within the syringe"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French sédiment or Latin sedimentum ‘settling’, from sedere ‘sit’.
