Meanings
nounsoil science (uncountable)
- uncountableThe scientific study of the formation, classification, mapping, and the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.
Translations
Afrikaans grondkunde
- grondkundescientific study of soil
Chinese Mandarin 土壤學 /土壤学
- 土壤學 /土壤学 (tǔrǎngxué)scientific study of soil
Dutch bodemkunde
- bodemkundescientific study of soil
Estonian mullateadus
- mullateadusscientific study of soil
Finnish maaperätiede
- maaperätiedescientific study of soil
French pédologie
- pédologiescientific study of soil
German Bodenwissenschaft, Bodenkunde
- Bodenwissenschaftscientific study of soil
- Bodenkundescientific study of soil
Hungarian talajtan
- talajtanscientific study of soil
Italian scienza del suolo
- scienza del suoloscientific study of soil
Japanese 土壌学
- 土壌学scientific study of soil
Polish gleboznawstwo
- gleboznawstwoscientific study of soil
Portuguese ciência do solo
- ciência do soloscientific study of soil
Russian почвове́дение
- почвове́дение (počvovédenije)scientific study of soil
Spanish ciencia del suelo
- ciencia del sueloscientific study of soil
Tagalog palasulipan
- palasulipanscientific study of soil
Ukrainian ґрунтозна́вство
- ґрунтозна́вство (gruntoznávstvo)scientific study of soil
Cite this entry
APA
soil science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20science
MLA
“soil science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20science. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soil science,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soil%20science.
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