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chemocline

chemocline noun: the boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).

Noun

chemocline (plural chemoclines)

  1. The boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
    • The chemocline fluctuated at depth probably because of seasonal variations of inflows and circulation patterns in the forebay. The depth of the chemocline was shallowest from spring to early summer and deepest during the winter.1996, Robert J. Hart, Kent M. Sherman, Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lake Powell at the Forebay and Outflows of Glen Canyon Dam, Northeastern Arizona, 1990–91, Tucson, Arizona: U.S....

Forms of chemocline

pluralchemoclines

Origin of chemocline

From chemo- + -cline.

Questions about chemocline

What does chemocline mean?
Chemocline means the boundary layer between the mixolimnion and monimolimnion in a meromictic lake (one with permanently stratified layers).
What part of speech is chemocline?
Chemocline is a noun.
What is the plural of chemocline?
The plural of chemocline is chemoclines.

Words near chemocline in the dictionary

  1. chemoceptor
  2. chemoceptors
  3. chemochrome
  4. chemochromes
  5. chemochromic
  6. chemocline
  7. chemoclines
  8. chemocommunication
  9. chemocommunications
  10. chemocommunicative
  11. chemocompetent

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