swelling soil

noun

A soil containing clay minerals that absorb water and swell, causing bumps across terrain.

“The most common mineral that causes swelling soil is smectite (montmorillonite).”

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Meanings

nounswelling soil (countable and uncountable, plural swelling soils)

plural swelling soils

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA soil containing clay minerals that absorb water and swell, causing bumps across terrain.

    The most common mineral that causes swelling soil is smectite (montmorillonite).

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