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thermohaline circulation

thermohaline circulation noun: any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.

Noun

thermohaline circulation (plural thermohaline circulations)

  1. Any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.

Forms of thermohaline circulation

pluralthermohaline circulations

Questions about thermohaline circulation

What does thermohaline circulation mean?
Thermohaline circulation means any of the global circulatory currents, such as the Gulf Stream, that are driven by differences in temperature and salinity.
What part of speech is thermohaline circulation?
Thermohaline circulation is a noun.
What is the plural of thermohaline circulation?
The plural of thermohaline circulation is thermohaline circulations.

Words near thermohaline circulation in the dictionary

  1. thermogravimetric
  2. thermogravimetrically
  3. thermogravimetry
  4. thermogravitational
  5. thermohaline
  6. thermohaline circulation
  7. thermohaline circulations
  8. thermohalines
  9. thermohalocline
  10. thermohaloclines
  11. thermohalophile

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