orthent

O1R1T1H4E1N1T1

noun

A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.

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Meanings

nounorthent (plural orthents)

plural orthents

  1. A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.

Origin

ortho- + Clipping of entisol

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

theront
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APA

orthent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthent

MLA

“orthent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthent.

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