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  1. Fields of Study
  2. chemistry
  3. physical chemistry
  4. chemical precipitation
  5. whiting events
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemistry
  3. biomineralization
  4. whiting events
  1. Fields of Study
  2. reaction chemistry
  3. chemical reactions
  4. mineralization
  5. biomineralization
  6. whiting events

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whiting events

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Definition

  • Information Sudden, large-scale precipitation of fine-grained calcium carbonate and other organic compounds that gives a milky appearance to the water body. It could be due to photosynthetic activity of certain marine microbes or due to change in the water temperature.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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