"lysocline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lysoclines [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening, breaking loose”) + -cline. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{af|en|λύσις|-cline|lang1=grc|t1=loosening, breaking loose}} Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening, breaking loose”) + -cline Head templates: {{en-noun}} lysocline (plural lysoclines)
  1. The depth in the ocean below which solubility of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) increases dramatically. Categories (topical): Calcium, Oceanography Categories (place): Places Translations (level in the ocean): lisoclina [feminine] (Spanish)

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