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Word: Gley
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: from Ukrainian, ‘sticky blue clay’; related to clay
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡleɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen, typically grey to blue in colour
Short Definition:sticky waterlogged soil lacking in oxygen
Examples:- an overlying bed of cemented gley
- the soils are predominantly peaty gleys
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