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Preferred term

sedimentation

Definition

The separation of an insoluble solid from a liquid in which it is suspended by settling under the influence of gravity or centrifugation.

Broader concept

biogeochemical process

Note

[controlled by ] Tomas Staszevski , 2013-06-08" , "[source of definition ] GEMET

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

Chinese

沉淀

Japanese

堆積作用

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21288

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 12/18/18

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