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turbidity

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Main Entry:
tur·bid 
          Listen to the pronunciation of turbid
Pronunciation:
\ˈtər-bəd\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin turbidus confused, turbid, from turba confusion, crowd, probably from Greek tyrbē confusion
Date:
1626
1 a: thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment <a turbid stream> b: heavy with smoke or mist2 a: deficient in clarity or purity : foul , muddy <turbid depths of degradation and misery — C. I. Glicksberg> b: characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions) <an emotionally turbid response>
tur·bid·i·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of turbidity \ˌtər-ˈbi-də-tē\ noun
tur·bid·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of turbidly \ˈtər-bəd-lē\ adverb
tur·bid·ness noun


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