tabetisol

noun

ta·​bet·​i·​sol

təˈbetəˌsȯl,

-säl

plural -s

: unfrozen ground above, within, or below the pergelisol

Word History

Etymology

Latin tabēre to melt + English connective -t- + -isol (as in pergelisol)

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