Seston
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Seston is a noun meaning All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas, including plankton, organic detritus, and inorganic material.
Meaning
All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas, including plankton, organic detritus, and inorganic material.
Example Sentences
Depending on mesh size and the area of investigation, net samples contain a variable mixture called seston. […] Nowadays plankton stands for the living part of seston, detritus for dead organic and inorganic particles.
Word Forms
- sestons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bioseston, tripton, detritusphere, ooze, euplankton, pleuston.
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