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Revelle factor

Revelle factor noun: a measure of how readily ocean waters will uptake atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Noun

Revelle factor (uncountable)

  1. (marine chemistry) A measure of how readily ocean waters will uptake atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Origin of Revelle factor

After American oceanographer Roger Revelle.

Questions about Revelle factor

What does Revelle factor mean?
Revelle factor means a measure of how readily ocean waters will uptake atmospheric carbon dioxide.
What part of speech is Revelle factor?
Revelle factor is a noun.

Words near Revelle factor in the dictionary

  1. revelers
  2. reveling
  3. revelings
  4. Revell
  5. Revelle
  6. Revelle factor
  7. revelled
  8. revellent
  9. reveller
  10. revellers
  11. revellest

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