gleyic

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English

Etymology

From gley +‎ -ic.

Adjective

gleyic (comparative more gleyic, superlative most gleyic)

  1. Resembling or relating to gley soils.
    • 2015 August 13, Thomas Bourguignon et al., “Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI:
      We also sampled rotten wood or organic matter accumulations below trees, and poor sandy soils repeatedly washed by the river during seasonal floods (dystric nitisols with gleyic properties).