residual soil

Other forms: residual soils

Definitions of residual soil
  1. noun
    the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved
    synonyms: residual clay
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    type of:
    dirt, soil
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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