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lysocline

lysocline noun: the depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.

Noun

lysocline (plural lysoclines)

  1. The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.
    • The causes of CaCO₃ dissolution above the lysocline are subject to debate and have been attributed to (i) dissolution in zooplankton guts; (ii) dissolution in microenvironments where bacterial oxidation of organic matter enhances this process; and (iii) dissolution of more soluble forms of CaCO₃...2009 January 16, R. W. Wilson et al., “Contribution of Fish to the Marine Inorganic Carbon Cycle”, in Science, volume 323, number 5912

Forms of lysocline

plurallysoclines

Origin of lysocline

From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening, breaking loose”) + English -cline.

Questions about lysocline

What does lysocline mean?
Lysocline means the depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically.
What part of speech is lysocline?
Lysocline is a noun.
What is the plural of lysocline?
The plural of lysocline is lysoclines.

Words near lysocline in the dictionary

  1. lysobisphosphatidic
  2. lysocardiolipin
  3. lysocardiolipins
  4. lysochrome
  5. lysochromes
  6. lysocline
  7. lysoclines
  8. lysocyte
  9. lysocytes
  10. lysogalactolipid
  11. lysogalactolipids

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