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vertisol

vertisol noun: a clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions.

Noun

vertisol (plural vertisols)

  1. (soil science) A clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions.

Forms of vertisol

pluralvertisols

Origin of vertisol

From Latin vertere (“turn”) + -i- + sol (“soil”).

Words formed from vertisol

Questions about vertisol

What does vertisol mean?
Vertisol means a clay soil, containing a high content of montmorillonite, that forms deep cracks in drier conditions.
What part of speech is vertisol?
Vertisol is a noun.
What is the plural of vertisol?
The plural of vertisol is vertisols.

Words near vertisol in the dictionary

  1. Vertimnus
  2. vertine
  3. verting
  4. vertiport
  5. vertiports
  6. vertisol
  7. vertisolic
  8. vertisols
  9. vertiver
  10. vertivers
  11. Vertiz

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