necrosol

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Etymology

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From necro- +‎ -sol.

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necrosol (plural necrosols)

  1. A type of anthropogenic soil commonly found at burial sites, characterised by the presence of human remains.
    • 2015 August 2, Ireneusz Całkosiński et al., “Microbiological Analysis of Necrosols Collected from Urban Cemeteries in Poland”, in BioMed Research International[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      The results of this study highlight the need for microbial analysis of necrosols using more sensitive laboratory techniques, such as polymerase chain reaction assays; however it would increase the cost of research.

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