andisol
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 暗土 (an do, “dark soil”) + -i- + -sol. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
editandisol (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
editsoil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
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