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paleoclimatology
(pāˌlē-ō-klīˌmə-tŏlˈə-jē)
noun The study of climatic conditions, and their causes and effects, in the geologic past, using evidence found in glacial deposits, fossils, and sediments.
Related Forms:
- paˌle·o·cliˌma·tolˈo·gist noun
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