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plural soloths
(soil science) A soil type hypothesized to be a transformation of solodic soil, where the sodium is replaced by hydrogen, resulting in friable topsoil and dark, hard, alkaline subsoil. quotations examples
Lithosols, shallow earth profiles (<0-5 m solum) and soloths are minor components.
1979, J. R. Sleeman, P. H. Walker, Soils and Land Use Series, number 58, page 14
The vineyards in both Districts are on various duplex soils: red-brown earths, solodized-solonetz and solodic soils, yellow podzolic soils and soloths.
1983, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, volume 23