andisol
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Japanese 暗土 (an do, “dark soil”) + -i- + -sol. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
andisol (plural andisols)
- A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite and ferrihydrite.
Translations
soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
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