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oxisol

oxisol

English

Noun

oxisol ‎(plural oxisols)

A soil type, containing at all depths no more than ten percent weatherable minerals, and low cation exchange capacity. They are always red or yellowish and best known for their occurrence in tropical rain forest.

References

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/436739/Oxisol