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lysocline
[ lahy-suh-klahyn ]
noun
, Oceanography.
- the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lysocline1
First recorded in 1965–70; lyso- + cline ( def )
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