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121desert varnish — the dark, lustrous coating or crust, usually of manganese and iron oxides, that forms on rocks, pebbles, etc., when exposed to weathering in the desert. Also called desert polish. [1900 05] * * * or patina Thin, dark red to black mineral coating… …
122dry — dryable, adj. dryly, adv. dryness, n. /druy/, adj., drier, driest, v., dried, drying, n., pl. drys, dries. adj …
123dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …
124volatile — 1. Tending to evaporate rapidly. 2. Tending toward violence, explosiveness, or rapid change. [L. volatilis, fr. volo, to fly] * * * vol·a·tile väl ət əl, esp Brit ə .tīl n a volatile substance volatile adj readily vaporizable at a relatively low… …
125Deepwater Horizon oil spill — 2010 oil spill and BP oil spill redirect here. For other oil spills in 2010, see 2010 oil spill (disambiguation). For the 2006 oil spill involving BP, see Prudhoe Bay oil spill. For the drilling rig and explosion, see Deepwater Horizon… …
126Corium (nuclear reactor) — LFCM redirects here. For the airport, see List of airports by ICAO code: L. The Three Mile Island reactor 2 after the meltdown. Corium, also called fuel containing material (FCM) or lava like fuel containing material (LFCM), is a lava like molten …
127Cyclic salt — is salt that is carried by the wind when it comes in contact with breaking waves. It is estimated that more than 300 million tons of cyclic salt is deposited on the Earth s surface each year, and it is considered to be a significant factor in the …
128dehydrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dry [out], dessicate, evaporate. See dryness, preservation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dry, dessicate, parch, evaporate; see dry 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dry, desiccate. IV (Roget s… …
