Whiting event

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe formation of a cloud of calcium carbonate precipitate in a body of water during the summer, as a result of change in water temperature or increased photosynthetic activity by certain microscopic marine organisms.

Synonyms

whitening whiting whitlockite paris white hydrophilite coccolith brinicle calcification biocalcification biocementation carbonation limescale

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