podzolization
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            pod·zol·i·za·tion
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˌpäd-ˌzȯ-lə-ˈzā-shən  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            variants  
 or less commonly podsolization
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : a process of soil formation especially in humid regions involving principally leaching of the upper layers with accumulation of material in lower layers and development of characteristic horizons                                      
                
                                
            specifically                
          
                                                      : the development of a podzol                                      
            
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