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pedogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
pe-do-ge-n-e-sis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Process of the formation of soil.

Uncountable

noun

Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pedo- (“soil”) + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

paedogenesis (alternative) pædogenesis (alternative)

Questions

What does pedogenesis mean?
Process of the formation of soil.
Where does pedogenesis come from?
From pedo- (“soil”) + -genesis.

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