"bound water" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bound waters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bound water (countable and uncountable, plural bound waters)
  1. (hydrology) Water that is bound to an inorganic surface. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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