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pedocal

pedocal noun: any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.

Noun

pedocal (plural pedocals)

  1. Any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.
    • Pedocals rich in calcium carbonate occur in regions of low rainfall and high temperature, and usually bear grasses and brush.1983, William H. Matthews, Geology: Made Simple, page 82
    • Pedocals are highly alkaline (high pH readings) soils with little or no humus and are formed in arid regions where subsurface evaporation of water crystallizes as calcium or lime deposits. Alkali soils are also pedocals, with a salt content high enough to kill plants. They are found in some...2003, Robert E. Krebs, The Basics of Earth Science, page 162

Examples of pedocal in a sentence

  • Pedocals are highly alkaline (high pH readings) soils with little or no humus and are formed in arid regions where subsurface evaporation of water crystallizes as calcium or lime deposits.2003, Robert E. Krebs, The Basics of Earth Science, page 162:
  • They^([zonal soils]) occur in latitudinal zone and are further divided into pedalfers and pedocals.2007, S. A. Qazi, Navaid Shabir Qazi, Geography of the World, page 91:

Forms of pedocal

pluralpedocals

Origin of pedocal

From pedo- (“soil”) + cal(cium).

Words formed from pedocal

Questions about pedocal

What does pedocal mean?
Pedocal means any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.
How do you use pedocal in a sentence?
Pedocals are highly alkaline (high pH readings) soils with little or no humus and are formed in arid regions where subsurface evaporation of water crystallizes as calcium or lime deposits.
What part of speech is pedocal?
Pedocal is a noun.
What is the plural of pedocal?
The plural of pedocal is pedocals.

Words near pedocal in the dictionary

  1. pedobear
  2. pedobears
  3. pedobiome
  4. pedobiomes
  5. Pedoblox
  6. pedocal
  7. pedocalic
  8. pedocals
  9. pedocementation
  10. pedocentric
  11. pedocentrism

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