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loessification

loessification noun: the process by which non-loess ground becomes loess ground; the process of loess deposit formation; the transformation of a silty deposit into loess.

Noun

loessification (uncountable)

  1. The process by which non-loess ground becomes loess ground; the process of loess deposit formation; the transformation of a silty deposit into loess.

Questions about loessification

What does loessification mean?
Loessification means the process by which non-loess ground becomes loess ground; the process of loess deposit formation; the transformation of a silty deposit into loess.
What part of speech is loessification?
Loessification is a noun.

Words near loessification in the dictionary

  1. Loess Plateau
  2. loessal
  3. loesses
  4. loessial
  5. loessic
  6. loessification
  7. loessland
  8. loesslands
  9. Loew
  10. Loewe
  11. loeweite

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