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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Young and weakly developed soils that form in very cold climates where permafrost is present near the surface and that show minimal horizon formation due to limited biological activity and cryoturbation.

Etymology

From Latin gelāre (“freeze”) + (inc)ept(isol).

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