AQUIFER, SALINE/POOR QUALITY

Meaning of AQUIFER, SALINE/POOR QUALITY in English

An aquifer containing water that is high in total dissolved solids, and is unacceptable for use as drinking water.

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SALINE — County: Fife Post Code: KY12
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SALINE — a. salin
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SALINE — sa asin
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SALINE — I. adjective see: salt Date: 15th century consisting of or containing salt , of, relating to, or resembling salt ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AQUIFER — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer Date: 1901 a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AQUIFER — In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rocks contain water-filled …
Английский словарь Британика
SALINE — I. ˈsāˌlēn, -līn adjective Etymology: Middle English salyne, from Latin salinus, from sal salt + -inus -ine — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUALITY — I. -əd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English qualite, from Old French qualité, from Latin qualitat-, qualitas …
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POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
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AQUIFER — noun also aq·ua·fer ˈakwəfə(r) ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqui- or aqua + -fer : a water-bearing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SALINE — (a.) Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Английский словарь Webster
SALINE — (a.) Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
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SALINE — ( a. ) Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SALINE — ( a. ) Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.
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SALINE — — salinity /seuh lin"i tee/ , n. /say"leen, -luyn/ , adj. 1. of, containing, or resembling common table salt; salty …
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QUALITY — — qualityless , adj. /kwol"i tee/ , n. , pl. qualities , adj. n. 1. an essential or distinctive characteristic, …
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POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
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AQUIFER — /ak"weuh feuhr/ , n. any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, esp. one that supplies the water for wells, …
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AQUIFER — n. underground stratum of rock or gravel which holds water (supplies water for springs, wells, etc.)
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SALINE — I. ˈsā-ˌlēn, -ˌlīn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salin, from Latin salinus, from sal salt — more at salt …
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AQUIFER — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin aqua + -fer Date: 1901 : a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SALINE — adj of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste. 2. saline ·adj a salt spring; a place where …
Webster English vocab
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AQUIFER — [ 'akwɪfə ] ■ noun a body of permeable rock able to hold or transmit water. Origin early 20th cent.: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SALINE — [sa.line] adj [ME, fr. L salinus, fr. sal salt--more at salt] (15c) 1: consisting of or containing salt "a ~ …
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POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
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AQUIFER — [aqui.fer] n [NL, fr. L aqua + -fer] (1901): a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel -- aquif.er.ous …
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AQUIFER — in hydrology, rock layer that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rock contains water-filled pore spaces, and, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SALINE — I Saline place in Fife BrE AmE ˈsæl ɪn § \ -ən II Saline place in Michigan BrE AmE sə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SALINE — saline BrE AmE ˈseɪl aɪn -iːn AmE \ -iːn -aɪn
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POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
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AQUIFER — aquifer BrE AmE ˈæk wɪf ə -wəf- AmE \ - ə r ▷ aquifer|s z
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SALINE — / ˈseɪlaɪn; NAmE -liːn/ adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] ( technical ) containing salt : …
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QUALITY — / ˈkwɒləti; NAmE ˈkwɑːl-/ noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U , C ] the …
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POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
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AQUIFER — / ˈækwɪfə(r); NAmE / noun ( geology ) a layer of rock or soil that can absorb and hold water …
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SALINE — I. sa ‧ line 1 /ˈseɪlaɪn/ BrE AmE adjective medical [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: salinus , …
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QUALITY — I. qual ‧ i ‧ ty 1 S1 W1 /ˈkwɒləti, ˈkwɒlɪti $ ˈkwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural qualities ) …
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POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
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SALINE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with or containing salt or salts. 2 (of food …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. [L aqui- f. aqua water …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SALINE — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with or containing salt or salts. 2 (of food …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. [ L aqui- f. aqua …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SALINE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of natural waters, springs, etc.) impregnated with or containing salt or salts. 2 (of food …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
AQUIFER — n. Geol. a layer of rock or soil able to hold or transmit much water. Etymology: L aqui- f. aqua …
Oxford English vocab
SALINE — A saline substance or liquid contains salt. ...a saline solution. ADJ : usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUALITY — ( qualities) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The quality of something …
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POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AQUIFER — ( aquifers) In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and …
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AQUIFER — (~s) In geology, an ~ is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds …
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SALINE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN solution ▪ Other doctors were putting compresses of saline solution on the worst …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUALITY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a quality newspaper British English (= a newspaper with a lot of serious news …
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POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
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SALINE — [noun] [U] medicalSaline is a liquid mixture of salt and pure water, which helps to kill bacteria or can be …
Cambridge English vocab
POOR
Cambridge English vocab
AQUIFER — n. In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. The rocks contain …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
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