Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedocal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-do-cal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.

Example Sentences

"Pedocals rich in calcium carbonate occur in regions of low rainfall and high temperature, and usually bear grasses and brush."
"Pedocals are highly alkaline (high pH readings) soils with little or no humus and are formed in arid regions where subsurface evaporation of water crystallizes as calcium or lime deposits. Alkali soils are also pedocals, with a salt content high enough to kill plants. They are found in some southwestern states of the United States."
"They^([zonal soils]) occur in latitudinal zone and are further divided into pedalfers and pedocals."

Etymology

From pedo- (“soil”) + cal(cium).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pedo

Inflected Forms

pedocals (plural)

Derived Forms

pedocalic

Frequently Paired Words

laterite lithosol pedalfer

Questions

What does pedocal mean?: Any of a class of soils that are rich in calcium carbonate.
Where does pedocal come from?: From pedo- (“soil”) + cal(cium).

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