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oxisol

Syllabification: (ox·i·sol)
Definition of oxisol

noun

Soil Science
  • a soil of an order comprising stable, highly weathered, tropical mineral soils with highly oxidized subsurface horizons.

Origin:

1960s: from oxic + -sol

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