aquiclude

noun

aq·​ui·​clude

ˈakwəˌklüd,

ˈäk-

plural -s

: a geologic formation or stratum that confines water in an adjacent aquifer

Word History

Etymology

aqui- (in aquifer) + -clude (as in exclude, occlude)

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