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solonetz (iou)



solonetz noun. E20.
[Russian solonets salt-marsh, salt lake, from sol' salt.]
Soil Science. A type of alkaline soil that is rich in carbonates, consists typically of a hard dark columnar subsoil overlain by a thin friable surface layer, and occurs in better-drained areas than solonchaks.
solo'netzic adjective being, resembling, or characteristic of a solonetz M20.