cryoconites

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A form of cryoconite — Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cryoconite

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cryosection
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cryoconites. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoconites

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