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podzolize
Variant of podzolization
noun
a process of soil formation, esp. in cool, humid regions, in which the upper layers are leached of iron, lime, and alumina, which are then concentrated in underlying layers
also podsolization
Related Forms:
- podzolize transitive verb podzolized, podzolizing
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