glacioaqueous

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English

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Etymology

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From glacio- +‎ aqueous.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: gla‧ci‧o‧a‧que‧ous[1]

Adjective

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glacioaqueous (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Relating to, or formed by, both ice and water.
    Synonym: aqueoglacial
    The glacioaqueous interactions of water and ice can have a significant effect on the local geology
    • December 20, 2014, Patsy Gernster, Henry Darwin Rogers, 1808–1866: American Geologist‎[2], University of Alabama Press, page 113:
      Some, like Hitchcock, whose studies in Massachusetts convinced him that ice played a role, thought it more appropriate to talk of a glacioaqueous theory to reflect combined forces of water and ice.
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References

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    2005, Klaus K. E. Neuendorf, American Geological Institute, Glossary of Geology‎[1], Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 273:
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