gelisol

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noun

A kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface.

Similar
cryosol
OriginLatin gelāre →
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Meanings

noungelisol (plural gelisols)

plural gelisols

  1. A kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface.

    Synonyms: cryosol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of soil found in cold climates, containing permafrost near the surface.

Similar
cryosol

Origin

  1. Latingelāre“freeze”
  2. Englishgelisol

Latin gelāre (“freeze”) + + -sol

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 凍土 /冻土
  • 凍土 /冻土 (dòngtǔ)soil type
Finnish routamaannos
  • routamaannossoil type
German Gelisol
  • Gelisolsoil type

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Anagrams

Olliges
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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