Function: noun
Date: 1980
: a vent in a geologically active region of the sea floor from which issues superheated water laden with minerals (as sulfide precipitates) also : a rock chimney covering such a vent
Function: noun
Date: 1980
: a vent in a geologically active region of the sea floor from which issues superheated water laden with minerals (as sulfide precipitates) also : a rock chimney covering such a vent
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012