Variant: also pod · sol · i · za · tion
Pronunciation: ˌ päd- ˌ zo ̇ -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1912
: a process of soil formation especially in humid regions involving principally leaching of the upper layers with accumulation of material in lower layers and development of characteristic horizons specifically : the development of a podzol
– pod · zol · ize \ ' päd- ˌ zo ̇ - ˌ l ī z \ verb