cryoconite

n. [地]冰尘(极地冰雪面上的深色粉尘)

词形变化

cryoconites 复数 cryoconites

别名

kryokonite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.

    可数 不可数 地质

相关短语

cryoconite hole cryoconite holes

词源

From cryo- + Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + -ite.

来源：wiktionary