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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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till
Earth science; Soil science
(i) Unsorted and unstratified earth material, deposited by glacial ice, which consists of a mixture of clay, silt, sand, gravel, stones, and boulders in any proportion. (ii) To ...
sand sheet
Earth science; Soil science
A large, irregularly shaped, commonly thin, surficial mantle of eolian sand, lacking the discernible slip faces that are common on dunes.
nutrient diffusion
Earth science; Soil science
A random movement of ions or molecules due to thermal agitation which tends to move because of their chemical activity gradient from areas of higher to lower concentration.
xenobiotic
Earth science; Soil science
A compound foreign to biological systems. Often refers to human-made compounds that are resistant or recalcitrant to biodegradation and/or decomposition.
biotite
Earth science; Soil science
A brown, trioctahedral layer silicate of the mica group with Fe(II) and Mg in the octahedral layer and Si and Al in a ratio of 3:1 in the tetrahedral layer.
diffuse double layer
Earth science; Soil science
A conceptual model of a heterogeneous system that consists of a solid surface (e.g. clay or oxide surface) having a net electrical charge together with an ionic swarm in solution ...
degradation
Earth science; Soil science
(i) The process whereby a compound is transformed into simpler compounds. (ii) The changing of a soil to a more highly leached and a more highly weathered condition; usually ...
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