petrocalcic

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Etymology

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petro- +‎ calcic

Adjective

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petrocalcic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.