Meanings
verbpodzolize (third-person singular simple present podzolizes, present participle podzolizing, simple past and past participle podzolized)
present singular third person podzolizes · participle present podzolizing · participle past podzolized · past podzolized
- transitiveTo transform into podzol.
Spruce strongly podzolizes the top horizons of carbonate soils.
1970, American Chemical Society, Chemical abstracts: Volume 72 - intransitiveTo become podzol.
The compensating factor, of course, is the unusually sandy, quartzose parent material which podzolizes with great ease.
1998, Richard T. T. Forman, Pine Barrens: ecosystem and landscape, page 66
Origin
Translations
Polish bielicować
- bielicowaćto transform something into podzol
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APA
podzolize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podzolize
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“podzolize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podzolize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “podzolize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/podzolize.
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