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psamment

psamment noun: a kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.

Noun

psamment (plural psamments)

  1. (soil science) A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.
    Synonyms:
    arenosol

Synonyms of psamment

Forms of psamment

pluralpsamments

Origin of psamment

From psammo- + [Term?]

Words formed from psamment

Questions about psamment

What does psamment mean?
Psamment means a kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.
What part of speech is psamment?
Psamment is a noun.
What is the plural of psamment?
The plural of psamment is psamments.

Words near psamment in the dictionary

  1. Psamathean
  2. psammaplin
  3. psammaplins
  4. psammaquent
  5. psammaquents
  6. psamment
  7. psamments
  8. Psammetichus
  9. psammic
  10. psamminid
  11. psamminids

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