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  • 21drought — See drought, drouth …

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  • 22drought — [OE] Etymologically, drought means simply ‘dryness’. The prehistoric Germanic base that produced English dry (and indeed drain) was *draug , *drūg . To this was added the suffix th, used for creating abstract nouns from adjectives, as in length,… …

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  • 23drought — noun this year s drought was devastating to cotton growers Syn: dry spell, lack of rain, shortage of water …

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  • 24drought — sausra statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sausų orų laikotarpiu ilgai trunkanti kritulių stoka. Dažniausiai būna, kai dėl karštų ir sausų orų dirvožemyje labai sumažėja drėgmės kiekis ir augalai negali augti. Dėl to mažėja… …

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  • 25drought — [OE] Etymologically, drought means simply ‘dryness’. The prehistoric Germanic base that produced English dry (and indeed drain) was *draug , *drūg . To this was added the suffix th, used for creating abstract nouns from adjectives, as in length,… …

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  • 26Drought in Australia — is defined as rainfall over a three month period being in the lowest decile of what has been recorded for that region in the past.[1] This definition takes into account that drought is a relative term and rainfall deficiencies need to be compared …

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  • 27Drought rhizogenesis — is an adaptive root response to drought stress. New emerging roots are short, swollen, and hairless, capable of retaining turgor pressure and resistant to prolonged desiccation. Upon rewatering, they are capable of quickly forming an absorbing… …

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  • 28Drought in Pakistan — Drought causing farmers hardship in Pakistan Drought in Pakistan has become a frequent phenomenon in the country. The drought of 1998 2002 is considered worst in 50 years. According to a report issued by the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the… …

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  • 29drought´i|ness — drought|y «DROW tee», adjective, drought|i|er, drought|i|est. 1. showing or suffering from drought: »a droughty, withered crop. 2. lacking moisture; dry …

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  • 30Drought Conditions — The West Wing episode Episode no. Season 6 Episode 126 Directed by Alex Graves Written by …

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