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lysocline

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[lahy-suh-klahyn] / ˈlaɪ səˌklaɪn /

noun

Oceanography.

  1. the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.

Etymology

Origin of lysocline

First recorded in 1965–70; lyso- + cline ( def. )

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