congeliturbation

[kuhn-jel-i-tur-bey-shuhn]

noun Geology.

the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.

Origin:
< Latin congel(āre) to cause to freeze up (see congeal) + -i- + Latin turb(āre) to agitate (see disturb, turbid) + -ation

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Congeliturbation is always a great word to know.

So is permeability. Does it mean:

single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition

capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces

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