Science / Geology / Ore Deposit: A natural accumulation of a metal, gemstone or other valuable mineral substance, which is rich enough in concentration that it can be mined and processed at a profit.
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Deposit Adjective Synonyms: place, leave, set or put or lay (down), drop, plunk down
Deposit Verb Synonyms: entrust, leave, lodge, consign, keep, place, put, store, save, set aside, bank, lay or put away, pay in, stash away
Deposit Noun Synonyms: precipitate, sediment, silt, alluvium, dregs, lees, accumulation, deposition
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Science / Tides and Currents / Long Shore Current: A current paralleling the shore largely within the surf zone. It is caused by the excess water brought to the zone by the small net mass transport of wind waves. Long shore currents feed into rip curr MORE
Science / Genetics / Logarithm of the Odd (LOD) Score: A measure of the likelihood of two loci being within a measurable distance of each other. MORE
Business / Loan / Linked Deposit: A deposit in an account with a financial institution to induce that institution's support for one or more projects. By accruing no interest or low interest on its deposit, a foundation essentially sub MORE
Science / Geology / Longshore Current: A current that moves parallel to a shore and is formed from the momentum of breaking waves that approach the shore obliquely. MORE
Science / Geology / Longshore Drift: The movement of sediment along a coastline caused by waves striking the coast at an oblique angle. The waves wash sediment particles up the beach at an oblique angle and the swash back to the sea carr MORE
Science / Marine Biology / Mangrove Forest: A shoreline ecosystem dominated by mangrove trees, with associated mud flats. MORE