English Explanatory Dictionary

Dole effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inequality observed in the ratio of the heavy isotope oxygen-18 to the lighter oxygen-16, measured in the atmosphere and seawater.

Word forms

Dole effect Dole effects

Etymology

Named after American chemist Malcolm Dole.

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