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solonchak

solonchak noun: a pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

Noun

solonchak (countable and uncountable, plural solonchaks or solonchaki)

  1. A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

Forms of solonchak

pluralsolonchaks
pluralsolonchaki

Origin of solonchak

Borrowed from Russian солонча́к (solončák, “salt marsh”).

Words formed from solonchak

Questions about solonchak

What does solonchak mean?
Solonchak means a pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.
What part of speech is solonchak?
Solonchak is a noun.
What is the plural of solonchak?
The plural of solonchak is solonchaks.

Words near solonchak in the dictionary

  1. Solomons
  2. Solomonseal
  3. solon
  4. solonamide
  5. solonamides
  6. solonchak
  7. solonchaki
  8. solonchakic
  9. solonchaks
  10. Solondz
  11. solonets

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