detritus

As nouns the difference between rubble and detritus

is that rubble is the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry while detritus is detritus.

As nouns the difference between detritus and regolith

is that detritus is pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion while regolith is the layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on earth, the moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. There can also be sub-marine regolith..

As nouns the difference between detritus and glaciers

is that detritus is detritus while glaciers is .

As nouns the difference between litter and detritus

is that litter is (countable) a platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol while detritus is detritus.

As a verb litter

is to drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

As nouns the difference between detritus and scavenger

is that detritus is detritus while scavenger is (obsolete) a street sweeper.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and detritus

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while detritus is detritus.

As nouns the difference between detritus and humus

is that detritus is pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion while humus is a large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

As nouns the difference between detritus and gambit

is that detritus is pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion while gambit is an opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage.

As a noun detritus

is detritus.

As a verb waste is

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As nouns the difference between ballast and detritus

is that ballast is while detritus is detritus.