chernozem
/ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/
chernozem noun: a fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
Noun
chernozem (countable and uncountable, plural chernozems)
- A fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
- The experiments made by the beet-root growers of the extensive tract of land in Russia, known as the Tschernosem or 'Black soil', whose fertility for corn plants is proverbial, show that this earth, though analytically proved to contain upon the whole, to the depth of twenty inches, 700 to 1000...1863, Justus Freiherr von Liebig, The Natural Laws of Husbandry
- Synonyms:
- black earth, black soil
chernozem meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
chernozem in Tamil
- black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
- கரிசல் karical, கரிசல்மண் karicalmaṇ
chernozem in Vietnamese
- black-coloured soil containing a high percentage of humus
- đất đen, hắc thổ, secnôziom
Synonyms of chernozem
- black earth
- black soil
Forms of chernozem
| plural | chernozems |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chernosem |
| alternative form | tschernosem |
| alternative form | tchernozem |
| alternative form | tchornozem |
| alternative form | chornozem |
Origin of chernozem
Borrowed from Russian чернозём (černozjóm, “black soil”). The letter ё (jo) is usually written as е (je) in Russian, more accurately transliterated as "chernozyom"; compare чернозе́мье (černozémʹje), where ё (jo) is changed to е (je).
Words formed from chernozem
Questions about chernozem
- What does chernozem mean?
- Chernozem means a fertile black soil containing a very high percentage of humus (3% to 15%) and high percentages of phosphoric acids, phosphorus and ammonia.
- What is chernozem in Tamil?
- Chernozem in Tamil is கரிசல் (karical), கரிசல்மண் (karicalmaṇ). See Chernozem meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chernozem?
- Chernozem is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chernozem?
- Chernozem is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛm/.
- What is the plural of chernozem?
- The plural of chernozem is chernozems.
Words near chernozem in the dictionary
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