brackish water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbrackishandwater
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brackish
adjective
uk/ˈbræk.ɪʃ/us/ˈbræk.ɪʃ/
Brackish water is salty, dirty, ...
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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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(Definition ofbrackishandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The infection process of mullets with these cercariae is discussed in relation to salinity conditions prevailing in abrackishwaterstream.
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No psychrospheric (deep marine),brackishwateror freshwater ostracods are known at this relatively early stage in ostracod evolution.
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Paragonimids are lung flukes of mammals (including humans) and utilise fresh or (rarely)brackishwater snails and crustaceans as first and second intermediate hosts respectively.
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The fissures 12, 13 and 16 that occur on the top quarried level were probably infilled by sediments inbrackishwaterconditions.
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This species is thus well adapted for living in islands where onlybrackishwateris present.
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Dissolved particulate matter inbrackishwaterleads to a predominant reflection of the longer wavelengths, resulting in a reddish hue to the water.
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Genuinebrackishwaterparasites are difficult to distinguish from marine parasites.
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Becausebrackishwateris an extreme environment in which organisms tolerate lower or changing salinities, parasites have developed special adaptations which guarantee their successful existence in such an extreme environment.
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These sources may be sea water,brackishwaterrivers, estuaries or lakes.
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When demand was high, recourse was made to supplementary supplies of slightlybrackishwaterwhich was treated by distillation.
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There isbrackishwaterand salt water and water from the river estuaries.
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In addition, the seepage results in the loss of 33 million litres ofbrackishwatera day.
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Developments in electrodialysis, to make it the most economical commercially available process for desaltingbrackishwater, are now being tested in a pilot plant.
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They are quite happy with a glass ofbrackishwater.
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I understand that huge quantities are in fact used for cooling, but it is mostly seawater orbrackishwaterfrom estuaries: comparatively little drinkable water is used.
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This reverse-osmosis plant protects the fresh groundwater supplies from invasion by morebrackishwater.
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Only two fishes escape: the kanae (mullet) to thebrackishwater, and the maroro (flying fish) to the ocean.
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