different between mollisol vs alfisol

English

Noun

mollisol (plural mollisols)

1. (US soil taxonomy, soil science) A type of soil that forms in semiarid to semihumid areas, typically under a grassland cover, with deep, high organic matter and a nutrient-enriched surface soil (or horizon).

Translations

English

Etymology

From translingual Al (chemical symbol for aluminum) + Fe (chemical symbol for iron) +? -sol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ælf?s?l/

Noun

alfisol (plural alfisols)

1. (soil science) An abundant soil order in the USDA soil taxonomy, with a clay-enriched subsoil and relatively high native fertility, widely used both in agriculture and forestry.

Hyponyms

• luvisol
• lixisol
• nitosol

Translations

Further reading

• Alfisols on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Fiallos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• alfissolo

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awfi?s?w/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alfi?s?l/

Noun

alfisol m (uncountable)

1. (soil science) alfisol (soil with a clay-enriched subsoil and high native fertility)