andisol

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noun

A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite, and ferrihydrite.

OriginJapanese 暗 ← Latin solum →
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Meanings

nounandisol (plural andisols)

plural andisols · alternative andosol

  1. A kind of soil formed in volcanic ash and containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials, including allophane, imogolite, and ferrihydrite.

Origin

  1. Latinsolum“soil”
  2. Japanese暗“dark”
  3. Englishandisol

From Japanese 暗 (an, “dark”) + 土 (do, “soil”) and Latin solum (“soil”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 火山灰土, 灰燼土 /灰烬土
  • 火山灰土 (huǒshānhuītǔ)soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
  • 灰燼土 /灰烬土 (huījìntǔ)soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
Finnish lasimaannos
  • lasimaannossoil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
Japanese 黒ボク土, アンドソル
  • 黒ボク土 (kurobokudo)soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
  • アンドソル (andosoru)soil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials
Portuguese andossolo
  • andossolosoil containing high proportions of glass and amorphous colloidal materials

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

snoidalosladin
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APA

andisol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andisol

MLA

“andisol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andisol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “andisol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/andisol.

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