cryoturbation
English
Etymology
cryo- + turbation Latin turbātiō, turbātiōnem (“disturbance; confusion”)
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
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