Podzolize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To transform into podzol. transitive

    "Spruce strongly podzolizes the top horizons of carbonate soils."

  2. 2
    To become podzol. intransitive

    "The compensating factor, of course, is the unusually sandy, quartzose parent material which podzolizes with great ease."

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"Spruce strongly podzolizes the top horizons of carbonate soils."

Etymology

From podzol + -ize.

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