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podsolization

podsolization is the alternative form of podzolization.

Meaning of podzolization

Noun

podzolization (usually uncountable, plural podzolizations)

  1. (usually) The process of podzolizing.
    • Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase.1987, Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia, Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, page 10

Forms of podsolization

pluralpodsolizations

Origin of podsolization

From podsol + -ization.

Questions about podsolization

What is podsolization the alternative form of?
Podsolization is the alternative form of podzolization.

Words near podsolization in the dictionary

  1. Podsnappish
  2. Podsnaps
  3. podsol
  4. podsolic
  5. podsolics
  6. podsolization
  7. podsolizations
  8. podsolize
  9. podsolized
  10. podsolizes
  11. podsolizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: podsolization (page history and authors); podzolization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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