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epilimnion

epilimnion noun: the surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water.

Noun

epilimnion (plural epilimnions or epilimnia)

  1. The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water

Forms of epilimnion

pluralepilimnions
pluralepilimnia

Origin of epilimnion

From epi- + -limnion.

Questions about epilimnion

What does epilimnion mean?
Epilimnion means the surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water.
What part of speech is epilimnion?
Epilimnion is a noun.
What is the plural of epilimnion?
The plural of epilimnion is epilimnions.

Words near epilimnion in the dictionary

  1. epilesional
  2. epiligrin
  3. epilimnetic
  4. epilimnia
  5. epilimnic
  6. epilimnion
  7. epilimnions
  8. epilinguistic
  9. epilith
  10. epilithic
  11. epilithically

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