podsolization

pod·sol·ize

[pod-suh-lahyz] verb, pod·sol·ized, pod·sol·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to make into podsol.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become podsol.
Also, especially British, pod·sol·ise.


Origin:
1925–30; podsol + -ize

pod·sol·i·za·tion, noun
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podzolization, podsolization, podzolisation or podsolisation (ˌpɒdzɒlaɪˈzeɪʃən, ˌpɒdsɒlaɪˈzeɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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the process by which the upper layer of a soil becomes acidic through the leaching of bases which are deposited in the lower horizons
 
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(usually passive) to make into or form a podzol
 
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