pedalfer
/pəˈdælfəɹ/
pedalfer noun: soil containing aluminum and iron that lacks a hardened layer of carbonates.
Noun
pedalfer (plural pedalfers)
- Soil containing aluminum and iron that lacks a hardened layer of carbonates.
- In respect of properties of the fine fraction, lithosols may be pedalfers or pedocals, but their morphology is dominated by rock, stones or concretionary material. Regosols, immature soils on sands, are included in this group for convenience.1976, Anthony Young, Tropical Soils and Soil Survey, Cambridge University Press, published 1980, page 130
- The three most important groups are pedalfers, pedocals, and laterites.[…]A pedalfer is a soil in which much clay and iron have been added to the B horizon.1995, Terry R. West, Geology Applied to Engineering, published 2010, page 160
Forms of pedalfer
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Origin of pedalfer
From pedo- (“soil”) + Latin al(umen) + Latin fer(rum).
Words formed from pedalfer
Questions about pedalfer
- What does pedalfer mean?
- Pedalfer means soil containing aluminum and iron that lacks a hardened layer of carbonates.
- What part of speech is pedalfer?
- Pedalfer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pedalfer?
- Pedalfer is pronounced /pəˈdælfəɹ/.
- What is the plural of pedalfer?
- The plural of pedalfer is pedalfers.
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