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residual acidity
Soil acidity that is neutralized by lime or a buffered salt solution to raise the pH to a specified value (usually 7. 0 or 8. 0) but which cannot be replaced by an unbuffered salt solution. It can be calculated by subtraction of salt replaceable acidity from total acidity.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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- Bob Adams
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