peat deposit

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• peat — ► NOUN ▪ partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. DERIVATIVES peaty adjective. ORIGIN Anglo Latin peta …   English terms dictionary

• peat-spawner — killifishes (Cyprinodontidae) that deposit their eggs within a substrate. In aquaria this substrate is boiled peat moss. The fish are removed after spawning, and the peat can be removed, placed in a plastic container and wetted after the… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• peat — noun partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. Derivatives peaty adjective (peatier, peatiest). Origin ME: from Anglo Latin peta …   English new terms dictionary

• Votive deposit — A votive deposit or votive offering is an object left in a sacred place for ritual purposes. Such items are a feature of modern and ancient societies and are generally made in order to gain favour with supernatural forces. Votive offerings have… …   Wikipedia

• coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …   Universalium

• Bord na Móna — Infobox Company company name = Bord na Móna, Plc company company type = Public Semi State Company company slogan = N/A foundation = Ireland (1946) location = Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland key people = ? num employees = 2,000 (2004) products …   Wikipedia

• seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction       respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …   Universalium

• Gwelup, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Gwelup city = Perth state = wa caption = A market garden on North Beach Road, surrounded by residential development. lga = City of Stirling area = 2.9 postcode= 6018 pop = 3,239 (2006 census)Census… …   Wikipedia

• El Argar — is the type site of an Early Bronze Age culture called the Argaric culture, which flourished from the town of Antas, Almería, in the south east of Spain between c. 1800 BCE and 1300 BCE. The Argaric culture was characterised by its early adoption …   Wikipedia

• Зондирование торфяной залежи —         (a. sounding of peat deposit; н. Sondieren einer Torflagerstatte; ф. sondage du gisement de tourbe; и. reconocimiento por sondeos y diagrafias de depositos de turba) вид геол. разведочных работ на торф. Oсуществляется внедрением… …   Геологическая энциклопедия

• Торфяная залежь —         (a. peat deposit; н. Torflager, Torfablagerung; ф. gite de tourbe; и. yacimiento de turba, deposito de turba, criadero de turba) геол. тело, образованное напластованием торфов разл. видов, закономерная смена к рых отражает изменения… …   Геологическая энциклопедия