kandic

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adjective

Being or relating to a soil horizon with an accumulation of iron and aluminium oxides and low-activity silicate clays.

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Meanings

adjectivekandic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesoil scienceBeing or relating to a soil horizon with an accumulation of iron and aluminium oxides and low-activity silicate clays.

Origin

Acronym formed from the initial letters of the minerals kaolinite, nacrite, dickite + -ic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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