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cryoturbation

cryoturbation noun: any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions.

Noun

cryoturbation (countable and uncountable, plural cryoturbations)

  1. Any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions.

Synonyms of cryoturbation

Forms of cryoturbation

pluralcryoturbations

Origin of cryoturbation

From cryo- + turbation.

Words formed from cryoturbation

Questions about cryoturbation

What does cryoturbation mean?
Cryoturbation means any of several forms of disturbances within soils and subsoils as a result of freeze–thaw processes in periglacial conditions.
What part of speech is cryoturbation?
Cryoturbation is a noun.
What is the plural of cryoturbation?
The plural of cryoturbation is cryoturbations.

Words near cryoturbation in the dictionary

  1. cryotronics
  2. cryotrons
  3. cryotube
  4. cryotubes
  5. cryoturbated
  6. cryoturbation
  7. cryoturbational
  8. cryoturbations
  9. cryoultramicrotome
  10. cryoultramicrotomes
  11. cryoultramicrotomy

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