salinizationn.
/ˌsalɪnʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The accumulation of salts in the soil.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > soil formation > [noun] > forming specific type of soil
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1928 A. A. J. de Sigmond in Proc. & Papers 1st Internat. Congr. Soil Sci. I. 334 Circumstances under which only the salinization took place, giving no chance for alkalization.
1951 W. P. Kelley Alkali Soils iv. 77 Salinization is the initial step in the formation of an alkali soil.
1973 Nature 12 Jan. 105/2 With the available evidence strongly indicating salinity to be the primary cause of woodland mortality, it is necessary to offer some reason for the rapid and widespread salinization of Amboseli basin.
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