English Explanatory Dictionary

seston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas, including plankton, organic detritus, and inorganic material.

Word forms

seston sestons

Etymology

From German Seston, by surface analysis, Ancient Greek σηστός (sēstós, “sifter”, verbal adjective of σήθω (sḗthō, “I strain, filter”)) + -on. Compare plankton.

Derived words

bioseston sestonic
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