podzolization

podzolization
podzolization [päd΄säl΄i zā′shən, päd΄sôl΄i zā′shənpäd΄zäl i zā′shən, päd΄zôli zā′shən]
n.
see PODZOL
a process of soil formation, esp. in cool, humid regions, in which the upper layers are leached of iron, lime, and alumina, which are then concentrated in underlying layers: also podsolization [päd΄säl΄i zā′shən, päd΄sôl΄i zā′shən]
podzolize
vt.
podzolized, podzolizing

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pod·zol·i·za·tion (pŏd'zô-lĭ-zāʹshən) also pod·sol·i·za·tion (pŏd'sô-) n.
1. The process by which soils are depleted of bases and become acidic.
2. The development of a podzol.

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