pedogenesis

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Process of the formation of soil.
2. noun Larval or preadult reproduction in some insects.

Similar words

pedolith epigenesis orogenesis paleopedology pedosphere palaeopedology epeirogenesis diagenesis lithogenesy paragenesis

Often followed by

and of in is on are with has that

Word family

paedogenesis pedogeneses pedogenetic pedogenic