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ultisol

ultisol noun: a soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation.

Noun

ultisol (plural ultisols)

  1. (soil science) A soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation.

Forms of ultisol

pluralultisols

Origin of ultisol

From Latin ultimus (“final”) and solum (“soil”).

Words formed from ultisol

Questions about ultisol

What does ultisol mean?
Ultisol means a soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation.
What part of speech is ultisol?
Ultisol is a noun.
What is the plural of ultisol?
The plural of ultisol is ultisols.

Words near ultisol in the dictionary

  1. ultimogenitures
  2. ultimum remedium
  3. ultimus haeres
  4. ulting
  5. ultion
  6. ultisol
  7. ultisols
  8. ulto
  9. Ultonian
  10. Ultonians
  11. ultra

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