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  • 11water table — ► NOUN ▪ the level below which the ground is saturated with water …

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  • 12water table — n. 1. the level below which the ground is saturated with water 2. Archit. a projecting ledge or molding which throws off rainwater …

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  • 13Water content — Soil composition by phase: s soil (dry), v void (pores filled with water or air), w water, a air. V is volume, M is mass. Water content or moisture content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture),… …

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  • 14water — 1. H2O; a clear, odorless, tasteless liquid, solidifying at 32°F (0°C, 0°R), and boiling at 212°F (100°C, 80°R), that is present in all animal and vegetable tissues and dissolves more substances than any other liquid. See volume. 2. Euphemism for …

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  • 15water table — 1. the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water. 2. Archit. a projecting stringcourse or similar structural member placed so as to divert rain water from a building. Also, watertable.… …

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  • 16Water — This article is about general aspects of water. For a detailed discussion of its properties, see Properties of water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation) …

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  • 17Saturated steam — Steam Steam (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[ a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf. Gr. sty ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.] 1. The… …

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  • 18Saturated calomel electrode — The Saturated calomel electrode (SCE) is a reference electrode based on the reaction between elemental mercury and mercury(I) chloride. The aqueous phase in contact with the mercury and the mercury(I) chloride (Hg2Cl2, calomel ) is a saturated… …

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  • 19Water purification — This article is about large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see portable water purification. For industrial water purification, see deionized water. For distilled water, see distilled water. Water… …

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  • 20Water cycle — The Earth s water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Since the water cycle is truly a cycle, there is no… …

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