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anthrosol

anthrosol noun: a soil that has been formed or heavily modified by long-term human activity, such as irrigation or disposal of organic waste.

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.
    • Thus, irragric anthrosols can be considered to represent genuine artifacts of human impact on the environment.2013, Liviu Giosan, Climates, Landscapes, and Civilizations, page 206

Forms of anthrosol

pluralanthrosols

Origin of anthrosol

From anthro- + -sol.

Questions about anthrosol

What does anthrosol mean?
Anthrosol means a soil that has been formed or heavily modified by long-term human activity, such as irrigation or disposal of organic waste.
What part of speech is anthrosol?
Anthrosol is a noun.
What is the plural of anthrosol?
The plural of anthrosol is anthrosols.

Words near anthrosol in the dictionary

  1. anthropœia
  2. anthroquinone
  3. anthros
  4. anthroscopic
  5. anthrose
  6. anthrosol
  7. anthrosols
  8. anthrostate
  9. anthrostates
  10. anthrosylvan
  11. anthroturbation

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