Cryptorheic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Draining through invisible, subterranean outflows. not-comparable
"A reasonable deduction would be that under karst (cryptorheic) conditions no surface streams would exist and that we should not look for a "drowned" surface drainage pattern."
- 2 Pertaining to an unspecified or unidentified discharge or secretion. not-comparable, obsolete
Example
More examples"A reasonable deduction would be that under karst (cryptorheic) conditions no surface streams would exist and that we should not look for a "drowned" surface drainage pattern."
Etymology
From crypto- (prefix meaning ‘hidden’) + Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, gush, stream”) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining’ to forming adjectives).
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