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cryopedology

cryopedology noun: the study of frozen ground.

Noun

cryopedology (uncountable)

  1. The study of frozen ground.

Origin of cryopedology

Term composed of cryo- + pedology first introduced by the American geologist Kirk Bryan (1888-1950) in "Cryopedology, the study of frozen ground and intensive frost-action, with suggestions on nomenclature," American Journal of Science, vol. 244, no. 9 (September 1, 1946), pp. 622-42.

Questions about cryopedology

What does cryopedology mean?
Cryopedology means the study of frozen ground.
What part of speech is cryopedology?
Cryopedology is a noun.

Words near cryopedology in the dictionary

  1. cryopedogenic
  2. cryopedologic
  3. cryopedological
  4. cryopedologist
  5. cryopedologists
  6. cryopedology
  7. cryopedoturbation
  8. cryopeg
  9. cryopegs
  10. cryopelagic
  11. cryopexies

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