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noun Geology.
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
Compare gleization.
Origin:
1925–30; < Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; cognate with Byelorussian, Russian dialect gleĭ, Serbo-Croatian glêj; akin to clay
1925–30; < Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; cognate with Byelorussian, Russian dialect gleĭ, Serbo-Croatian glêj; akin to clay
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So is soil. Does it mean:
| portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus |
| capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces |
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