Definition of Pedogenic

1. Adjective. (geology) Pertaining to processes that add, transfer, transform, or remove soil constituents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pedogenic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Pedogenic

1. Related to soil-building processes occurring within the soil. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedogenic

pedocalic
pedocals
pedoclimate
pedoclimates
pedoclimatic
pedodontia
pedodontics
pedodontist
pedodontist (pedo)
pedodontists
pedodynamometer
pedogamy
pedogeneses
pedogenetic
pedogenic (current term)
pedogeochemical
pedogeological
pedogram
pedograph
pedography
pedohebephile
pedohebephiles
pedohebephilic
pedohebephilic disorder
pedologic
pedological
pedologies
pedologist

Literary usage of Pedogenic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Abstracts of the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology by Marvin A. Lanphere, G. Brent Dalrymple, Brent D. Turrin (1994)
"In the unsaturated zone, 87sr/86Sr in fracture calcite ranges from 0.7114 to 0.7127, similar to pedogenic calcite exposed at or near the surface. ..."

2. Paleohydrogeological Methods and Their Applications: Proceedings of an NEA by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1993)
"... local pedogenic carbonate. Evidently, this carbon, as bicarbonate ion, was transported into the uppermost saturated zone during past recharge events. ..."

3. Characterisation of Long-term Geological Changes for Disposal Sites by Nuclear Energy Agency (1996)
"These soil data suggest that the observed initial Z34\J/*M\J activities in the near-surface calcite-silica deposits derived from a pedogenic source. ln any ..."

4. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"Furthermore, the soils in the troughs have also acquired pedogenic features and are considerably more developed than the soils of the troughs of the ..."

5. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"The Tertiary deposits beneath the Pleistocene alluvium also contains abundant carbonate, probably of pedogenic origin. Under the current climate ..."

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