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nepheloid

nepheloid adjective: relating to a layer of the deep oceans that contains suspended sediment.

Adjective

nepheloid (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a layer of the deep oceans that contains suspended sediment.
    • They passed through the murky nepheloid layer.

Questions about nepheloid

What does nepheloid mean?
Nepheloid means relating to a layer of the deep oceans that contains suspended sediment.
What part of speech is nepheloid?
Nepheloid is an adjective.

Words near nepheloid in the dictionary

  1. nephelinizes
  2. nephelinizing
  3. nephelite
  4. nephelites
  5. nephelococcygia
  6. nepheloid
  7. nephelology
  8. nephelometer
  9. nephelometers
  10. nephelometric
  11. nephelometrical

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