neoglaciation

[nee-oh-gley-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-]

ne·o·gla·ci·a·tion

[nee-oh-gley-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-]
noun Geology.
a phase of renewed glaciation associated with a readvance of ice sheets between the postglacial phase and the present.

Origin:
1950–55; neo- + glaciation
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Neoglaciation is always a great word to know.
So is loam. Does it mean:
outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans
rich soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand, silt and a smaller proportion of clay
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