psamment

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noun

A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.

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arenosol
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Meanings

nounpsamment (plural psamments)

plural psamments

  1. soil scienceA kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.

    Synonyms: arenosol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.

Similar
arenosol

Origin

From psammo- + [Term?]

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Translations

Finnish hiekkamaannos
  • hiekkamaannosan entisol consisting of unconsolidated sand deposits
Portuguese arenossolo
  • arenossoloan entisol consisting of unconsolidated sand deposits
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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