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podsolize

podsolize is the alternative form of podzolize.

Meaning of podzolize

Verb

podzolize (third-person singular simple present podzolizes, present participle podzolizing, simple past and past participle podzolized)

  1. (transitive) To transform into podzol.
    • Spruce strongly podzolizes the top horizons of carbonate soils.1970, American Chemical Society, Chemical abstracts: Volume 72
  2. (intransitive) To become podzol.
    • The compensating factor, of course, is the unusually sandy, quartzose parent material which podzolizes with great ease.1998, Richard T. T. Forman, Pine Barrens: ecosystem and landscape, page 66

Forms of podsolize

third-person singular presentpodsolizes
present participlepodsolizing
past participlepodsolized
pastpodsolized

Questions about podsolize

What is podsolize the alternative form of?
Podsolize is the alternative form of podzolize.

Words near podsolize in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: podsolize (page history and authors); podzolize (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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