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podzolize

podzolize verb: to transform into podzol.

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 podzolize

third-person singular presentpodzolizes
present participlepodzolizing
past participlepodzolized
pastpodzolized

Origin of podzolize

From podzol + -ize.

Questions about podzolize

What does podzolize mean?
Podzolize means to transform into podzol.
What part of speech is podzolize?
Podzolize is a verb.
What is the past tense of podzolize?
The past tense of podzolize is podzolized.

Words near podzolize in the dictionary

  1. podzolics
  2. podzolisation
  3. podzolisations
  4. podzolization
  5. podzolizations
  6. podzolize
  7. podzolized
  8. podzolizes
  9. podzolizing
  10. podzols
  11. podzoluvisol

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