Designating earth, clay, sand, etc. Cf. red land, n.1
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > other types of soil (23) redeOE Designating earth, clay, sand, etc. Cf. red land, n.1 Armeniac?a1425 Designating substances originating in Armenia. Frequently as postmodifier. Now historical and rare. rosiny1613 Of soil: resembling rosin, esp. in having a cohesive texture. Cf. rosilly, adj. Obsolete. Chiltern1669 adj. n. Applied to a kind of soil, and to districts having this soil: see quots. light land1770 Consisting of, cultivated on, or relating to light soil or land. acid1806 Designating soil, earth, etc., whose moisture is mildly acidic, with a pH of less than 7. Of land: characterized by such soil. residuary1829 Physical Geography. = residual, adj. 6. Now rare. mottled1845 Geology and Soil Science. Designating sediments, rocks, and soils containing areas of contrasting colour or texture, as a result of variations in… sedentary1870 Geology. Of a soil or sediment: = residual, adj. 6. residual1876 Physical Geography. Designating a deposit or feature formed in situ by the weathering of rock; (also) designating a soil largely composed of such… azonal1896 Not confined to a zone, not arranged in zones; spec. in Soil Science, azonal soil (see quot. 1938). Bulli1904 Used (chiefly attributively) to designate a type of soil used esp. for cricket pitches. immature1921 Soil Science. Of a soil: not having a fully developed profile. Of a soil profile or its parts: not fully developed. mature1924 Soil Science. Of a soil: having a fully developed profile. Of a soil profile or its parts: fully developed. intrazonal1927 Designating any soil which occurs within a major soil zone but differs from the characteristic soil of that zone owing to the overriding influence… podzolic1927 Of the nature or resembling a podzol; possessing a layer from which moderate leaching of clay and minerals has occurred. pedalferic1928 Relating to or of the nature of a pedalfer. pedocalic1928 Relating to or of the nature of a pedocal. solonetzic1935 being, resembling, or characteristic of a solonetz. planosolic1949 Of, relating to, or of the nature of a planosol. solodic1968 being, resembling, or characteristic of a solod. cryptogamic1973 Ecology and Soil Science. Designating (a soil having) a surface crust composed of soil particles bound together by organic material and containing a… cryptobiotic1992 Ecology and Soil Science. = cryptogamic, adj. 2. |
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