arid conditions

collocation in English

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arid
adjective
uk
/ˈær.ɪd/us
/ˈer.ɪd/
environmentspecialized
very dry and without enough rain ...
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condition
noun
uk
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us
/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofaridandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Heavy metals from corrosion products, such as paints, are relatively immobile under arid conditions, but their mobility is increased wherever moisture is present.
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In flat terrain, other than under arid conditions, soil erosion will not contribute much to nutrient losses.
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Some gum trees survive in the arid conditions of the interior; the ghost gum even clings to rocky gorges.
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In a thickened underground stem, they can store a large amount of water to survive arid conditions.
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Deserts support diverse communities of plant and animals that have evolved resistance to and methods of circumventing the extreme temperatures and arid conditions.
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Along many rivers the arid conditions have caused courses to be dammed to provide water for irrigation.
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Other warm climate cereals, such as sorghum, are adapted to arid conditions.
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Whereas entire herds of cattle, sheep and goats succumbed to the arid conditions, camel populations survived relatively unscathed.
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It germinates rapidly even in very small amounts of moisture in arid conditions.
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The climate varies from tropical to temperate, with arid conditions in the coastal south.
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This was unusual, given the heat and the arid conditions.
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The primarily red color of this formation is often evidence that the sediments were deposited in arid conditions.
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It is a desert plant and grows in arid conditions on sandy and stony ground.
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It is generally intolerant of the arid conditions further inland.
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