soil science
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of soil science
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson, along with investigators and experts in ground-penetrating radar and soil science, appeared at the home Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
“I got to use all different parts of my brain,” said Perrone, who started a full-time job that utilizes her Ph.D. in soil science last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
She started auditing courses on soil science and poring over academic reports in the agricultural library at Berkeley, to better understand the food system and global hunger.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2021
In the Canadian Prairies, the severe drought that shrank production of grains and canola is likely to extend into 2022, said Colin Laroque, professor of soil science at University of Saskatchewan.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2021
Probably the finest, most human soil science text ever written.
From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve
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