stagnant water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstagnantandwater
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stagnant
adjective
uk/ˈstæɡ.nənt/us/ˈstæɡ.nənt/
(of water or air) not flowing or moving, and ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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This is supported by the stratigraphy, which indicates the presence ofstagnantwater.
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The additional release of hydroelectric water would have raised the river level, possibly drawing instagnantwaterfrom the river edge.
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The distinction may be that water actively circulates in the v'rzea, while swamps tend to lie understagnantwatera prone to anoxia.
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There were rotting things andstagnantwatereverywhere.
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As an initial condition in our experiments, we include a deep layer ofstagnantwaterwhich is trapped behind the sill inside the basin.
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How couldstagnantwaterfrom trenches be reconciled with that of the navigable rivers?
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It is suggested that this discharging ofstagnantwaterwill improve the quality of the water and reduce the malodour and bad taste imparted to the water by microbial contamination.
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Everywhere,stagnantwaterwas brought to life.
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Now, it seems to last over a week and sometimes ten days, giving rise to pools ofstagnantwaterwhich emit unpleasant smells.
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Stagnant docks andstagnantwaterquickly become polluted.
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Micro-organism growth instagnantwateris a well-known phenomenon.
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For example, by increasing the amount ofstagnantwatersurfaces, damming policy has caused the number of parasite diseases to rocket.
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Some had no overflow, and containedstagnantwater.
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Water is the life source, and some people either have none or they find a littlestagnantwaterleft in the bottom of a pool perhaps a mile away.
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The bacterium is not normally found in mains water but can establish itself in water systems in buildings, instagnantwaterand in temperatures between 20 centigrade and 45 centigrade.
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Its habitat is shallow water near the edges of swamps, and areas ofstagnantwaterin forest creeks.
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The intent of the project is to minimize both the flooding and the unsanitarystagnantwaterin the drainage channel.
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The whole island was set such that there was nostagnantwaterbetween the island and the water breakers.
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It is an inhabitant of acidic, nearlystagnantwater, where it can be found amongst the vegetation along the banks.
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