andisol
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 暗土 (an do, “dark soil”) + -i- + -sol. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun[edit]
andisol (plural andisols)
- A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.
Translations[edit]
soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
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