单词	brinicle
释义	brinicle /ˈbrʌɪnɪk(ə)l / noun A long, tapering vertical tube of ice formed in the sea around a plume of very cold seawater produced by a developing ice sheet: an unprecedented time-lapse shot underwater records the growth of a brinicle—an ice stalactite progressing downward toward the seabed... New video has been released that shows the formation of a brinicle on the ocean floor. Below the frozen ice a 'brinicle' forms, working its way down to the ocean floor. It forms a brinicle as it contacts warmer water below the surface. Origin Early 21st century: blend of brine and icicle.
随便看	ice mountain Icenaean ice needle Iceni Icenian Icenic ice-out ice over/up ice pack ice pad ice-pail ice pan ice period ice pick ice piece ice pigeon ice pilot ice pipe ice pit ice pitcher ice piton ice plane ice plant ice plate ice plough

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