andisol
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Japanese 暗土 (an do, “dark soil”) + -i- + -sol. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun edit
andisol (plural andisols)
- A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.
Translations edit
soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
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