Orthent
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orthent is a noun meaning A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.
Meaning
A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soil, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.
Word Forms
- orthents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xerorthent, udorthent, paleosoil, paleosurface, paleoregolith, palaeosoil.
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