gelisol
/ˈdʒɛlɪsɒl/Soil Science
noun
1Soil, or a soil, which is affected by regular or permanent freezing. Compare pergelisol rare.
2Usually with capital initial. A soil of an order comprising soils which rest on or contain permafrost.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of Geology.
- celestial mechanics
- celestial navigation
- celestial pole
- celestial sphere
- celiac
- celibacy
- celibate
- cell
- cella
- cell adhesion molecule
- cellar
- cellarage
- cellar bar
- cellar beetle
- cellar bin
- cellar book
- cell architecture
- cellar deck
- cellar-dweller
- cellar-dwelling
- cellarer
- cellaress
- cellaret
- cellarette
- cellar flap