LIMNOLOGY

limnology

(noun) the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

limnology (countable and uncountable, plural limnologies)

(ecology) The science concerning the biological, physical and geological properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.

Synonyms

• (scientific study of bodies of fresh water): freshwater science

Anagrams

• loomingly

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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