rainwater
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rainwater
before 1000; Middle English rein water, Old English regn-wæter; rain, water
Example Sentences
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Oil fires can also release sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which can form acids if they dissolve in rainwater, as well as other harmful hydrocarbons, metallic compounds and droplets of oil.
From BBC
On Earth, most sulfates dissolve easily in rainwater.
From Science Daily
Stroud Brewery is organic, so it does not use pesticides or herbicides, and uses harvested rainwater to flush its toilets.
From BBC
As of December, its dams were only around 30 percent full on average, and farmers have largely relied on rainwater for irrigation.
From Barron's
By examining their chemical makeup -- the balance between "heavy" and "light" hydrogen in the waxes mirrors the hydrogen composition of rainwater absorbed by plants -- the team was able to estimate the severity of drought conditions.
From Science Daily
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