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hypokarst

hypokarst noun: a deep-seated geological zone where groundwater, often heated, dissolves soluble rock from below.

Noun

hypokarst

  1. (rare) A deep-seated geological zone where groundwater, often heated, dissolves soluble rock from below.

Origin of hypokarst

From hypo- + karst.

Questions about hypokarst

What does hypokarst mean?
Hypokarst means a deep-seated geological zone where groundwater, often heated, dissolves soluble rock from below.
What part of speech is hypokarst?
Hypokarst is a noun.

Words near hypokarst in the dictionary

  1. hypokalemia
  2. hypokalemias
  3. hypokalemic
  4. hypokaliuria
  5. hypokaluria
  6. hypokarst
  7. hypokeimena
  8. hypokeimenon
  9. hypoketonaemia
  10. hypoketonaemic
  11. hypoketonemia

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