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Phrases 24
- glacial erraticA rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.
- glacial troughA valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.
- glacial acetic acidAcetic acid that is at least 99.8% pure and tends to crystallize on cold days.
- glacial polishThe appearance of rock after having been worn smooth by a passing glacier.
- glacial maximumThe point during a glacial period when the ice sheets are at their greatest extent.
- glacial tillan unstructured geological deposit composed of boulders, clay, gravel, sand, and silt that is transported by glacial drift.
- glacial driftAn accumulation of glacial till that has been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs.
- glacial flourRock flour.
- glacial lakeAny lake formed in or adjacent to a glacier by glacial activity; especially a lake formed by melted water behind an ice dam, often temporary and liable to drain catastrophically when the ice dam breaks.
- glacial lakesplural of glacial lake: Any lake formed in or adjacent to a glacier by glacial activity; especially a lake formed by melted water behind an ice dam, often temporary and liable to drain catastrophically when the ice dam breaks.
- glacial milkMeltwater which appears cloudy because glacial flour (rock flour) is suspended in it.
- glacial periodAn interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.
- glacial periodsplural of glacial period: An interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.
- glacial lake outburst floodThe rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood.
- glacial erraticsplural of glacial erratic: A rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.
- glacial acidanhydrous acetic acid
- glacial driftsplural of glacial drift: An accumulation of glacial till that has been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs.
- glacial polishesplural of glacial polish: The appearance of rock after having been worn smooth by a passing glacier.
- glacial troughsplural of glacial trough: A valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.
- glacial buzz sawA proposed phenomenon in which mountain growth is kept in check by glacial erosion past a certain elevation.
- glacial milksplural of glacial milk: Meltwater which appears cloudy because glacial flour (rock flour) is suspended in it.
- glacial tillsplural of glacial till: an unstructured geological deposit composed of boulders, clay, gravel, sand, and silt that is transported by glacial drift.
- glacial lake outburst floodsplural of glacial lake outburst flood: The rapid draining of a lake created by a dam of glacial ice, wherein the lake water undermines the glacier plugging the outlet, leading to a flood.
- glacial humourThe lens of the eye.
Compound words 30
- subglacialFormed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.
- postglacialOccurring after glaciation
- supraglacialOf, relating to, or situated or occurring at the surface of a glacier.
- fluvioglacialDescribing a stream formed from glacial meltwater
- polyglacialPertaining to multiple periods of glacial formation separated by warmer interglacial periods.
- aqueoglacialDeposited by and in water at a time contemporary with the presence of glacial ice in the region.
- proglacialSituated in front, or outside the margins, of a glacier or ice sheet (and formed from its meltwaters).
- anteglacialOccurring before a glacial period.
- glacialistSomeone who attributed the phenomena of drift, in geology, to glaciers.
- englacialOccurring or located within a glacier