glei soils

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• gley — /glay/, n. Geol. a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation. Cf. gleization. [1925 30; < Ukrainian glei clayey earth; c. Byelorussian, Russ dial. glei, Serbo Croatian glêj; akin to CLAY] …   Universalium

• gley — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Ukrainian gleĭ clayey earth; akin to Old English clǣg clay more at clay Date: 1927 a sticky clay soil or soil layer formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils • gleyed adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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