soil genesis
The mode of soil formationThe mode of soil formation.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The mode of soil formation.
(uncountable)The subdiscipline of soil science that deals with soil genesis, with special reference to the soil-forming factors responsible for development of the solum, or true soil: time, parent material, topography, climate, and organisms.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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