GLACIOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

glaciology (countable and uncountable, plural glaciologies)

(geography) The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers. [from late 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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