pedogenicadj.
/ˌpɛdə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛdəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Soil Science.
Of, relating to, or designating the process of soil formation (pedogenesis); soil-forming.
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pedogenic1924
pedogenetic1947
pedogenetical1962
1924 Geol. Mag. 61 448 (heading) The pedogenic processes. [Note] I am indebted to my friend Dr. Edward Greenly, F.G.S., for this convenient term, which aptly describes the processes of soil formation and metamorphism.
1936 Nature 24 Oct. 729/2 The effect of human interference as a pedogenic factor was raised in the discussion.
1975 Nature 20 Feb. 617/2 The carbonate nodules which occur in the Pleistocene but not in the Holocene portions of the core are regarded as pedogenic and as symptomatic of a soil climate drier than the present one.
1990 Geogr. Jrnl. 156 262/1 Previous work on forest margins at a regional scale has identified climatic, pyrogenic, pedogenic and anthropogenic factors affecting the clarity and fluctuation of the forest-savanna boundary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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