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hydrocompaction

hydrocompaction noun: soil subsidence due to human activities that modify soil moisture.

Noun

hydrocompaction (uncountable)

  1. Soil subsidence due to human activities that modify soil moisture.

Questions about hydrocompaction

What does hydrocompaction mean?
Hydrocompaction means soil subsidence due to human activities that modify soil moisture.
What part of speech is hydrocompaction?
Hydrocompaction is a noun.

Words near hydrocompaction in the dictionary

  1. hydrocoels
  2. hydrocolloid
  3. hydrocolloidal
  4. hydrocolloids
  5. hydrocolpos
  6. hydrocompaction
  7. hydroconversion
  8. hydroconversions
  9. hydrocool
  10. hydrocooled
  11. hydrocooler

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