anthrosol

English

Etymology

From anthro- +‎ -sol.

Noun

anthrosol (plural anthrosols)

1. (soil science) A soil that has been formed or heavily modified by long-term human activity, such as irrigation or disposal of organic waste.
   • 2013, Liviu Giosan, Climates, Landscapes, and Civilizations, page 206:

     Thus, irragric anthrosols can be considered to represent genuine artifacts of human impact on the environment.

Translations

soil type

• Finnish: keinomaannos

See also

• technosol

Anagrams

• alto horns