Definitions for c horizon

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

C horizon(n.)

the layer in a soil profile below the B horizon and immediately above the bedrock, consisting chiefly of weathered, partially decomposed rock.
Category: Geology, Petrology

Origin of C horizon:

1930–35

Princeton's WordNet

C-horizon, C horizon(noun)
beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock

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