glacial

[US]/ˈɡleɪʃl/
[UK]/ˈɡleɪʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. icy; relating to the Ice Age; extremely cold

Phrases & Collocations

glacial ice

glacial erosion

glacial meltwater

glacial retreat

glacial landscape

glacial acetic acid

glacial period

glacial lake

glacial epoch

Example Sentences

a vast glacial trough.

Work proceeded at a glacial pace.

a profound glacial chasm. shallow

glacial waters.See Synonyms at cold

glacial melt water; the summer melt season.

A butterfly rests on a nunatak, a small mountain tip that pokes through glacial ice.

The first of these glacial periods is often called the Huronian glaciation because it is well exposed in rocks just north of Lake Huron in southern Canada.

Methods The eyeballs of rat were fixed in the improved fixative solution mixed with paraform,glacial acetic acid and acetone.

Diphenylbenzidine was synthesized by diphenylamine using glacial acetic acid and water as solvent in acidic condition.

MethodsExpanding reagent: butanol-water-acetic acid glacial(5∶2∶1),stationary phase: G silicon gel and colorate reagent: dissolve ninhydrin in acetone.

At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the milky grey glacial water, launching massive igloo icebergs into the lake with thunderous splashes.

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