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coralporosis

coralporosis noun: the weakening of coral skeletons due to increased porosity, caused by ocean acidification.

Noun

coralporosis (uncountable)

  1. The weakening of coral skeletons due to increased porosity, caused by ocean acidification.

Origin of coralporosis

From coral + Latin porosis. Coined in analogy to osteoporosis.

Questions about coralporosis

What does coralporosis mean?
Coralporosis means the weakening of coral skeletons due to increased porosity, caused by ocean acidification.
What part of speech is coralporosis?
Coralporosis is a noun.

Words near coralporosis in the dictionary

  1. corallum
  2. corallums
  3. corally
  4. coralology
  5. coralomorph
  6. coralporosis
  7. coralroot
  8. coralroots
  9. corals
  10. coralsnake
  11. coralsnakes

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