Definitions for "Turbid"
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Turbidity, Suspended solids, Suspended sediment, Sedimentation, Resuspension, Sediment, Suspended load, Filtration, Total suspended solids, Suspended, Dispersion, Tss, Flocculation, Colloid, Deposition, Colloids, Agglomeration, Settling, Fouling, Clarifier, Sediments, Flocculate, Particles, Siltation, Colloidal, Colloidal suspension, Floc, Settle, Flocculant, Liquefaction, Ntu, Sediment load, Supernatant, Dense non-aqueous phase liquid, Clarification, Granule , Slurry, Sand filter, Coagulant, Dissolved load, Leaching, Siltation, Leach, Suspension, Hydraulic mining, Trickling filter, Alluvial, Dry deposition, Percolate
Not clear; having suspended matter that scatters light passing through; having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; -- used of liquids of any kind; as, turbid water; turbid wine.
Disturbed; confused; disordered.
thick or opaque with suspended materials; roiled; muddy.
having sediment in the water; muddy; cloudy. References Flint, R.F. 1955. Pleistocene Geology of Eastern South Dakota. Geological Survey Professional Paper 262. U.S. Dept. Interior. Washington, D.C. Hogan, Edward Patrick, 1995. The Geography of South Dakota, Pinehill Press, Inc., Freeman, S.D. Kaul, R.B. 1986. Physical and Floristic Characteristics of the Great Plains. In Flora of the Great Plains. T.M. Barkley ed. University of Kansas Press. Lawrence, KS. p. 7-14. Petsch, B.C. 1953. Geologic Map of South Dakota. South Dakota State Geological Survey. Vermillion, SD. Westin, F.C. and D.D. Malo. 1978. Soils of South Dakota. Bulletin 656. Plant Science Department. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station. South Dakota State University. Brookings.
not clear but clouded with sediment. References Benson, N. G. editor., 1988. The Missouri River: the resources, their uses and values. North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society. Special Publication No. 8. Bethesda, Maryland. Coon, M. G., 1969. Oahe Dam: Master of the Missouri. Harvey House Inc. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. Lewis, M., 1953. The Journals of Lewis and Clark. B. DeVoto, editor. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Resources for Teachers River Called Missouri (video), 1981. Iowa Public Television, DesMoines, IA. Phone: 515-242-3100.
Refers to water purity; means cloudy.
(of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
Cloudy or opaque water due to the suspension of sediment.
Opaque; muddied; caused by suspended matter, usually sediment or the result of rain runoff.
hazy and lacking in limpidity due to suspended particles in the wine. Normal during fermentation but not a good sign once the wine is in the bottle
Not clear, or transparent due to stirred up sediment.
cloudy; as used here, due to the presence of small particles such as algae and clays in a drinking wtaer source.
Water clouded as with sediment.
Opaque with suspended matter. Water with conspicious amounts of mud, silt or algae suspended in it is said to be turbid. [Lat. turbidus, disturbed.
Refers to the coarse, unrefined elements of food and fluid as they pass through the organism in the process of ingestion, digestion, assimilation, and elimination. The Small Intestine and the Kidney are primarily responsible for transmitting the impure elements of food and fluid respectively to the Large Intestine and Bladder. Turbid also refers to the pathogenic alteration of clear or pure substances such as mucus, blood, bile, and urine, which become foul-smelling, cloudy, viscous, and dirty in appearances.
Referring to a water body that is thick or opaque with suspended sediment.
Having a cloudy or muddy appearance.
(n. turbidity)- muddy with suspended silt or sediment.
clouded or obscured.