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- Latin · derived fromporosis
- English todaycoralporosis
From coral + Latin porosis. Coined in analogy to osteoporosis.
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Today it means: The weakening of coral skeletons due to increased porosity, caused by ocean acidification. Full definition →
From coral + Latin porosis. Coined in analogy to osteoporosis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.