vadose
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adjective \ˈvā-ˌdōs\Definition of VADOSE
: of, relating to, or being water or solutions in the earth's crust above the permanent groundwater level
Origin of VADOSE
Latin vadosus shallow, from vadum, noun, shallow, ford; akin to Latin vadere to go — more at wade
First Known Use: 1894
Rhymes with VADOSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, verbose, viscose
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