cryoconite
cryoconite noun: dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
Noun
cryoconite (countable and uncountable, plural cryoconites)
- Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
- In these environments the cryoconite, a wind-borne fine debris deposited on glacier surfaces, represents a potential sink for organic and inorganic pollutants because of its high content of organic matter.2019, Condensed Matter Researches in Cryospheric Science, →ISBN
Forms of cryoconite
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Origin of cryoconite
From cryo- + Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + -ite.
Phrases with cryoconite
Questions about cryoconite
- What does cryoconite mean?
- Cryoconite means dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
- What part of speech is cryoconite?
- Cryoconite is a noun.
- What is the plural of cryoconite?
- The plural of cryoconite is cryoconites.
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