endorheism
noun
en·do·rhe·ism
variants: or
endoreism
Definition of endorheism
-s
: interior drainage : the condition of a region in which little or none of the surface drainage reaches the sea
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Origin and Etymology of endorheism
International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -rheism, -reism (from Greek rhein to flow + International Scientific Vocabulary -ism) — more at stream
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