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lysoclines

lysoclines is the plural of lysocline.

Meaning of lysocline

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

Questions about lysoclines

What is lysoclines the plural of?
Lysoclines is the plural of lysocline.

Words near lysoclines in the dictionary

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

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