"pedalfer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pəˈdælfəɹ/ Forms: pedalfers [plural]
Etymology: From pedo- (“soil”) + Latin al(umen) + fer(rum). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pedo|id1=soil|sort=alfer|t1=soil}} pedo- (“soil”) +, {{uder|en|la|alumen|al(umen)}} Latin al(umen) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pedalfer (plural pedalfers)
  1. (geology) Soil containing aluminum and iron that lacks a hardened layer of carbonates. Wikipedia link: pedalfer Categories (topical): Geology Derived forms: pedalferic Related terms: laterite, lithosol, pedocal

Inflected forms

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