"cryoconite" meaning in All languages combined

See cryoconite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cryoconites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cryoconite (countable and uncountable, plural cryoconites)
  1. (geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes. Wikipedia link: cryoconite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Related terms: snow alga

Inflected forms

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