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phosphocline

phosphocline noun: a layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth. Also the misspelling of phosphocholine.

Noun

phosphocline (plural phosphoclines)

  1. A layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth

Also used as

phosphocline is also the misspelling of phosphocholine.

Forms of phosphocline

pluralphosphoclines

Origin of phosphocline

From phospho- + -cline.

Questions about phosphocline

What does phosphocline mean?
Phosphocline means a layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth.
What part of speech is phosphocline?
Phosphocline is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphocline?
The plural of phosphocline is phosphoclines.

Words near phosphocline in the dictionary

  1. phosphocholine
  2. phosphocholines
  3. phosphocitrate
  4. phosphocitrates
  5. phosphocitric acid
  6. phosphocline
  7. phosphoclines
  8. phosphocluster
  9. phosphoclusters
  10. phosphocreatine
  11. phosphocreatines

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