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pedoturbation

pedoturbation noun: any soil turbation that is not caused by illuviation.

Noun

pedoturbation (countable and uncountable, plural pedoturbations)

  1. Any soil turbation that is not caused by illuviation.

Forms of pedoturbation

pluralpedoturbations
alternative formpedturbation

Origin of pedoturbation

From pedo- (“soil”) + Latin turbātiō, turbātiōnem (“disturbance; confusion”).

Words formed from pedoturbation

Questions about pedoturbation

What does pedoturbation mean?
Pedoturbation means any soil turbation that is not caused by illuviation.
What part of speech is pedoturbation?
Pedoturbation is a noun.
What is the plural of pedoturbation?
The plural of pedoturbation is pedoturbations.

Words near pedoturbation in the dictionary

  1. pedotrophist
  2. pedotrophists
  3. pedotrophy
  4. pedotubule
  5. pedotubules
  6. pedoturbation
  7. pedoturbations
  8. pedotype
  9. pedotypes
  10. pedovore
  11. pedovores

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