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Dole effect

Dole effect noun: an inequality observed in the ratio of the heavy isotope oxygen-18 to the lighter oxygen-16, measured in the atmosphere and seawater.

Noun

Dole effect (plural Dole effects)

  1. An inequality observed in the ratio of the heavy isotope oxygen-18 to the lighter oxygen-16, measured in the atmosphere and seawater.

Forms of Dole effect

pluralDole effects

Origin of Dole effect

Named after American chemist Malcolm Dole.

Questions about Dole effect

What does Dole effect mean?
Dole effect means an inequality observed in the ratio of the heavy isotope oxygen-18 to the lighter oxygen-16, measured in the atmosphere and seawater.
What part of speech is Dole effect?
Dole effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Dole effect?
The plural of Dole effect is Dole effects.

Words near Dole effect in the dictionary

  1. dole
  2. dole bludger
  3. dole bludgers
  4. dole bread
  5. dole breads
  6. Dole effect
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  8. dole head
  9. dole heads
  10. dole meadow
  11. dole meadows

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