petrocalcic

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adjective

Of or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.

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Meanings

adjectivepetrocalcic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.

Origin

From petro- + calcic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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