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hydrothermal Definition

hydro·ther·mal (-t̸hʉr′məl)

adjective

having to do with hot water; esp., having to do with the action of hot water in producing minerals and springs or in dissolving, shifting, and otherwise changing the distribution of minerals in the earth's crust

hydrothermal Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • vent: Arrow worms hunt in the plankton, beard worms live around hydrothermal vents 9000 meters below the sea surface.
  • plume: Processes active in hydrothermal plumes modify the gross flux from hydrothermal venting to the oceans.
  • fluid: Three technologies can be used to convert hydrothermal fluids to electricity.
  • alteration: Infrared Mineral Analysis Mineral deposits are associated with hydrothermal alteration of the surrounding rocks.
  • ecosystem: Professor Plant queried whether even deep sea fishing was deep enough to damage hydrothermal vent ecosystems.
  • synthesis: They are now produced on both the laboratory and industrial scale by hydrothermal synthesis.