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单词 azoic
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Definition of azoic in English:

azoic

adjective eɪˈzəʊɪk
  • 1Having no trace of life or organic remains.

    无生命痕迹的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Within this mud belt, which ranges up to 20 meters deep, there are areas in which the oxygen levels are zero - ‘azoic zones’ or ‘dead zones,’ Weeks explained.
    • The Manx naturalist Edward Forbes coined the word ‘azoic’ to describe this self-evidently lifeless zone.
    • This was the so-called ‘azoic’ (a = without, zoic = life) theory and the supposed lifeless region below 300 fathoms was the ‘azoic zone,’ an abyss where no life could exist.
    • These ideas were largely a carry over from Edward Forbes in the late 1800's, who proposed the azoic hypothesis for the deep sea.
    1. 1.1Geology
      another term for Archaean

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek azōos 'without life' + -ic.

Definition of azoic in US English:

azoic

adjective
  • 1Having no trace of life or organic remains.

    无生命痕迹的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was the so-called ‘azoic’ (a = without, zoic = life) theory and the supposed lifeless region below 300 fathoms was the ‘azoic zone,’ an abyss where no life could exist.
    • These ideas were largely a carry over from Edward Forbes in the late 1800's, who proposed the azoic hypothesis for the deep sea.
    • The Manx naturalist Edward Forbes coined the word ‘azoic’ to describe this self-evidently lifeless zone.
    • Within this mud belt, which ranges up to 20 meters deep, there are areas in which the oxygen levels are zero - ‘azoic zones’ or ‘dead zones,’ Weeks explained.
    1. 1.1the AzoicGeology
      another term for Archean

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek azōos ‘without life’ + -ic.

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