endorheism

noun

en·​do·​rhe·​ism

variants or endoreism

ˌ⸗⸗ˈrēˌizəm

plural -s

: interior drainage : the condition of a region in which little or none of the surface drainage reaches the sea

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -rheism, -reism (from Greek rhein to flow + International Scientific Vocabulary -ism)

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