hydrothermal
pronunciation
How to pronounce hydrothermal in British English: UK [ˌhaɪdrə'θɜ:məl]
How to pronounce hydrothermal in American English: US [ˌhaɪdrə'θɜməl]
Word Origin
- hydrothermal (adj.)
- 1852, from hydro- + thermal (adj.); 1855 in geology.
Example
- 1. You 're taking us intothe hydrothermal vent field ?
- 2. New hydrothermal vent system found on seafloor .
- 3. Ion exchange and hydrothermal reactions of zeolite under alkaline conditions are studied .
- 4. As on earth , these hydrothermal vents may have once harbored life .
- 5. Rovers could be docked at an interesting seabed site - perhaps a hydrothermal vent field .