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The sinking of a molecule under the opposing forces of gravitation and buoyancy.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/s.htm
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| sedimentation |
The formation of earth, stones, and other matter deposited by water, wind, or ice (Barnhart, 1986).
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/owow/nps/MMGI/Chapter7/ch7-3.html
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| sedimentation |
settling of particulate matter in water related to particle size, water velocity, and water flow.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/plants/restore/library/glossary.htm
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| sedimentation rate |
non-specific test that measures settling of red blood cells per unit time in a column of fresh blood - a rough measure of increased amounts of fibrinogen and globulin which may occur in certain pathologic or physiologic states (eg heart attacks, cancer, pregnancy). ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Ãâó: www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html
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| sedimentation |
The settling out of fragments of weathered rock or remains of living things that are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice.
Ãâó: www.mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/science/gloss...
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