Term: placer: an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: mens rea: (law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: refraction: the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: vinyl polymer: a thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: silicon: a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: pachytene: the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: thiotepa: an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: call-out: a challenge to a fight or duel
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: bird: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: motherhood: the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
Broader: alluvial sediment: clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | Unrelated: boarding: a structure of boards