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单词 gley
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gley

[ gley ]
/ gleɪ /

noun Geology.

a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
Compare gleization.

Origin of gley

1925–30; <Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; cognate with Byelorussian, Russian dialect gleĭ,Serbo-Croatian glêj; akin to clay1

Words nearby gley

Glen Rock, Glenrothes, Glens Falls, Glenview, Glenwood, gley, glia, glia cell, gliadin, glial cell, glib
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Example sentences from the Web for gley

  • Gley suggested that a female brain was combined with masculine glands of sex.

    A Problem in Modern Ethics|John Addington Symonds
  • Camus and Gley,60 with crude preparations, had previously obtained a similar result.

    The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gley

gley

glei

/ (ɡleɪ) /

noun

a bluish-grey compact sticky soil occurring in certain humid regions

Word Origin for gley

C20: from Russian glei clay
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