alfisol

English

Etymology

From translingual Al (chemical symbol for aluminum) + Fe (chemical symbol for iron) +‎ -sol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælfɪsɒl/

Noun

alfisol (plural alfisols)

1. (soil science) An abundant soil order in the USDA soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry.

Hyponyms

• luvisol
• lixisol
• nitosol

Translations

soil with a clay-enriched subsoil and high native fertility

Chinese: Mandarin: 淋溶土 (línróngtǔ), 淋育土 (línyùtǔ), 聚鋁鐵土 / 聚铝铁土 (jùlǚtiětǔ) Finnish: savimaannos Portuguese: alfisol m, alfissolo m

Further reading

• Alfisols on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Fiallos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alfissolo

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.fiˈsɔw/ [aʊ̯.fiˈsɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fiˈsɔl/ [aɫ.fiˈsɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fiˈsɔl/ [aɫ.fiˈsɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.fiˈsɔ.li/ [aɫ.fiˈsɔ.li]

Noun

alfisol m (uncountable)

1. (soil science) alfisol (soil with a clay-enriched subsoil and high native fertility)