"gelbstoff" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɛlpʃtɔf/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gelbstoff.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Gelbstoff (literally “yellow substance”) (coined by K. Kalle in a 1966 article: see the quotation), from German gelb (“amber, yellow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós (“yellow”), from *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”) + *-wós (“suffix forming adjectives from verb stems”)) + German Stoff (“matter, stuff, substance”) (from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to close; to fill, stop up”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to hit; to push”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Gelbstoff|lit=yellow substance}} German Gelbstoff (literally “yellow substance”), {{der|en|de|gelb||amber, yellow}} German gelb (“amber, yellow”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰelh₃wós||yellow}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós (“yellow”), {{m|ine-pro|*ǵʰelh₃-||to shine}} *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”), {{m|ine-pro|*-wós||suffix forming adjectives from verb stems}} *-wós (“suffix forming adjectives from verb stems”), {{der|en|de|Stoff||matter, stuff, substance}} German Stoff (“matter, stuff, substance”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*stoppōn||to close; to fill, stop up}} Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to close; to fill, stop up”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)tew-||to hit; to push}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to hit; to push”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gelbstoff (uncountable)
  1. (hydrology, oceanography) The optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water, which primarily occurs naturally from tannin released from decaying detritus. As the amount of organic matter increases, it causes the water to appear green, yellow-green, and then brown. Wikipedia link: NASA Earth Observatory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hydrology, Oceanography Synonyms: Gelbstoff, colored dissolved organic matter (alt: CDOM), chromophoric dissolved organic matter, yellow substance Translations (optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water): المواد العضوية الملونة الذائبة (Arabic), 有色可溶性有机物 (yǒusèkěróngxìngyǒujīwù) (Chinese Mandarin), Gelbstoff [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-gelbstoff-en-noun-iDEKCtcI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences, oceanography

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