paleopedology

[ pey-lee-oh-pi-dol-uh-jee or, especially British, pal-ee- ]

noun
  1. the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.

Origin of paleopedology

1
First recorded in 1925–30; paleo- + pedology1

Words Nearby paleopedology

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