cryoconite
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Cryoconite — A layer of cryoconite on the surface of a glacier. Cryoconite is powdery windblown dust which is deposited and builds up on snow, glaciers, or icecaps. It contains small amounts of soot which absorbs solar radiation melting the snow or ice… … Wikipedia
cryoconite — /ˈkraɪoʊkənaɪt/ (say kruyohkuhnuyt) noun 1. a dark powdery deposit on ice or snow, as on a glacier, containing dust or soot that has been carried by the wind, as from distant farmland or desert, volcanic eruptions, industrial emissions, etc. 2.… …
cryoconite — kriokonitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralų granato, silimanito, cirkono, kvarco ir piroksenų mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. cryoconite rus. криоконит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cryoconite — cry·oc·o·nite … English syllables
cryoconite — krīˈäkəˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cry + con (from Greek konis dust) + ite; originally formed as Swedish krykonit more at nit : dust that is found on the surface of a glacier (as the Greenland ice cap) especially … Useful english dictionary
GLACE — L’homme a connu et baptisé la forme solide de l’eau depuis les temps les plus reculés, ce qui nous vaut des noms très différents selon les langues: glace, ghiaccio, hielo... dans les langues latines; is, Eis, ice... dans les langues germaniques;… … Encyclopédie Universelle
glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… … Universalium
Henderson-Gletscher (Antarktis) — 79.783333333333 82.416666666667 Koordinaten: 79° 47′ 0″ S, 82° 25′ 0″ W … Deutsch Wikipedia
cryo- — ♦ Élément, du gr. kruos « froid » : cryoconservation. cry(o) élément, du gr. kruos, froid . ⇒CRYO , élément préf. Élément préf. tiré du gr. « froid » et entrant dans la compos. de mots sc. et notamment de termes concernant l étude, la production… … Encyclopédie Universelle
kriokonitas — statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralų granato, silimanito, cirkono, kvarco ir piroksenų mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. cryoconite rus. криоконит … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
