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Meaning of swelling soil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A soil containing clay minerals that absorb water and swell, causing bumps across terrain.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The most common mineral that causes swelling soil is smectite (montmorillonite).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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