- calcareous water
- см. hard water
English-Russian dictionary of leather and footwear industry. проф., д-р техн. наук Г. Арбузов, к.т.н. А. Михайлова, И. Качко, к-т. фил.н. Я. Смирницкая.
English-Russian dictionary of leather and footwear industry. проф., д-р техн. наук Г. Арбузов, к.т.н. А. Михайлова, И. Качко, к-т. фил.н. Я. Смирницкая.
calcareous tufa — Tufa Tu fa, [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus, tophus. Cf. {Tofus}, {Toph}, and {Tophin}.] (Min.) (a) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; called also {calcareous tufa}. (b) A friable volcanic rock or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water pore — noun a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants • Syn: ↑hydathode, ↑water stoma • Hypernyms: ↑stoma, ↑stomate, ↑pore * * * noun 1. : a pore by which the … Useful english dictionary
Dinaric calcareous block fir forest — Pure silver fir forests are endemic to the Dinaric alps and especially to Orjen … Wikipedia
Cryptocoryne — water trumpet Cryptocoryne wendtii Green Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… … Wikipedia
Stalagmite — Sta*lag mite (st[.a]*l[a^]g m[imac]t), n. [Gr. sta lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala zein to drop: cf. F. stalagmite.] (Geol.) A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalagmite — noun Etymology: New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagma drop or stalagmos dripping, from stalassein to let drip Date: 1681 a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water … New Collegiate Dictionary
stalactite — stalactitic /stal euhk tit ik/, stalactitical, adj. stalactitically, adv. /steuh lak tuyt, stal euhk tuyt /, n. a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the… … Universalium
stalagmite — stalagmitic /stal euhg mit ik/, stalagmitical, adj. stalagmitically, adv. /steuh lag muyt, stal euhg muyt /, n. a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by… … Universalium
stalactite — sta•lac•tite [[t]stəˈlæk taɪt, ˈstæl əkˌtaɪt[/t]] n. gel a deposit, usu. of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water • Etymology: 1670–80;… … From formal English to slang
stalagmite — sta•lag•mite [[t]stəˈlæg maɪt, ˈstæl əgˌmaɪt[/t]] n. gel a deposit, usu. of calcium carbonate, resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water • Etymology: 1675–85; < … From formal English to slang