petrocalcic

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Etymology[edit]

petro- +‎ calcic

Adjective[edit]

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.