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vadose

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va·dose  (vds)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being water that is located in the zone of aeration in the earth's crust above the ground water level.
[Latin vadsus, shallow, from vadum, a shallow, ford.]
vadose [ˈveɪdəʊs]
adj
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of, relating to, designating, or derived from water occurring above the water table vadose water vadose deposits
[from Latin vadōsus full of shallows, from vadum a ford]
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