cryoturbation

English

Etymology

cryo- +‎ turbation

Noun

cryoturbation (countable and uncountable, plural cryoturbations)

(geology) Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions

Synonyms

cryopedoturbation

Translations

forms of disturbances

Catalan: crioturbació f
Finnish: kryoturbaatio
Irish: reo-chumhscú m
Spanish: crioturbación f

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