pedologist

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.
2. noun A scientist who specializes in pedology (soil science).
3. noun A scientist who studies soil as a component of natural systems.
4. noun A scientist who specializes in pedology (child development).

Similar words

pedogeography pedoecology paedology edaphologist geopedology soil scientist ecopedology paidology paedologist petrologist

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pedologic pedological pedologies pedologists pedology