Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mollic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mol-lic
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dark (having a color value and chroma of 3 or less when moist), with minimum organic carbon content, and high concentration of calcium carbonate.

Example Sentences

"A histic epipedon consisting of mineral soil material can also be part of a mollic or umbric epipedon."
"Beside the need for stronger criteria for the mollic horizons an “intermediate” horizon between the mollic and the ochric is proposed, for better differentiation between agricultural soils and to provide useful information for regional and global carbon calculations."
"The maximum depth to mollic colors can become thinner in a soil profile over time due to erosion, compaction, decomposition of organic matter, or gleying."

Questions

What does mollic mean?: Dark (having a color value and chroma of 3 or less when moist), with minimum organic carbon content, and high concentration of calcium carbonate.

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