- gleying
- noun Date: 1949 gleization
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gleying
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gley — /gleɪ/ (say glay) noun a mottled soil, of a grey, blue, or rust colour, forming as a result of waterlogging; caused by anaerobic microorganisms acting on iron compounds in periods of water saturation. {Russian glei clay} –gleying, noun …
