solonetz

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noun

A type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

OriginRussian солонец →
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Meanings

nounsolonetz (countable and uncountable, plural solonetzes)

plural solonetzes

  1. countableuncountableFAO soil classificationA type of soil with a so-called "natric horizon" within the upper metre of the soil profile and a subsoil with higher clay content than the upper horizon, the latter having more than 15% exchangeable sodium.

Origin

  1. Russianсолонец“salt marsh”
  2. Englishsolonetz

Borrowed from Russian солонец (solonec, “salt marsh”).

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Translations

Finnish natromaannos
  • natromaannossoil type
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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