gelept

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noun

Young and weakly developed soils that form in very cold climates where permafrost is present near the surface and that show minimal horizon formation due to limited biological activity and cryoturbation.

OriginLatin gelāre →
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Meanings

noungelept (plural gelepts)

plural gelepts

  1. soil scienceYoung and weakly developed soils that form in very cold climates where permafrost is present near the surface and that show minimal horizon formation due to limited biological activity and cryoturbation.

Origin

  1. Latingelāre“freeze”
  2. Englishgelept

From Latin gelāre (“freeze”) + (inc)ept(isol).

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Anagrams

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APA

gelept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelept

MLA

“gelept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelept. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelept,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelept.

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