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mesolimnion

mesolimnion noun: the layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.

Noun

mesolimnion (plural mesolimnions)

  1. The layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.
    • Mixolimnion and monimolimnion are separated by a third layer called mesolimnion which is characterized by sharp gradients of dissolved Fe and salinity.2016 January 7, “Distribution of Dehalococcoidia in the Anaerobic Deep Water of a Remote Meromictic Crater Lake and Detection of Dehalococcoidia -Derived Reductive Dehalogenase Homologous Genes”, in...

Forms of mesolimnion

pluralmesolimnions

Origin of mesolimnion

From meso- + -limnion.

Questions about mesolimnion

What does mesolimnion mean?
Mesolimnion means the layer of a lake between the monimolimnion and mixolimnion.
What part of speech is mesolimnion?
Mesolimnion is a noun.
What is the plural of mesolimnion?
The plural of mesolimnion is mesolimnions.

Words near mesolimnion in the dictionary

  1. mesolevel
  2. mesolevels
  3. mesolimbic
  4. mesolimbic pathway
  5. mesolimbocortical
  6. mesolimnion
  7. mesolimnions
  8. mesolingual
  9. mesolite
  10. mesolites
  11. Mesolithic

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