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solonetz

solonetz noun: a type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

Noun

solonetz (countable and uncountable, plural solonetzes)

  1. (FAO soil classification) A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

Forms of solonetz

pluralsolonetzes

Origin of solonetz

Borrowed from Russian солонец (solonec, “salt marsh”).

Words formed from solonetz

Questions about solonetz

What does solonetz mean?
Solonetz means a type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.
What part of speech is solonetz?
Solonetz is a noun.
What is the plural of solonetz?
The plural of solonetz is solonetzes.

Words near solonetz in the dictionary

  1. solonchakic
  2. solonchaks
  3. Solondz
  4. solonets
  5. solonetses
  6. solonetz
  7. solonetzes
  8. solonetzic
  9. solonetzicity
  10. Solong
  11. solongoi

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