hydrothermal vent en · NOUN
Meanings
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a hot spring, on the floor of the ocean, mostly along the central axes of the mid-ocean ridges, where heated fluids emerge from fissures in the Earth's crust.
Everything fed from the heat and chemistry oozing from hydrothermal vents.
2021, Richard Powers, Bewilderment, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hydrothermal vents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
fumarole · geyser · white smoker · black smoker
Translations (1)
fi vedenalainen kuumavesilähde (hot spring on the floor of the ocean)