mesic
Use Mesic in a sentence
ɪk, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi adjective
of, pertaining to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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World English Dictionary
mesic (ˈmiːzɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or growing in conditions of medium water supply: mesic plants |
| 2. | of or relating to a meson |
| 'mesically | |
| —adv | |
| meson (ˈmiːzɒn) | |
| —n | |
| See also muon Former name: mesotron any of a group of elementary particles, such as a pion or kaon, that usually has a rest mass between those of an electron and a proton, and an integral spin. They are responsible for the force between nucleons in the atomic nucleus | |
| [C20: from | |
| me'sonic | |
| —adj | |
| 'mesic | |
| —adj | |
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Science Dictionary
| mesic (měz'ĭk, měs'-, mē'zĭk, -sĭk) Pronunciation Key
Relating or adapted to a moderately moist habitat. The sugar maple, white ash, and basswood are mesic plants. Compare hydric, xeric. |
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Example sentences
The dry-mesic forest will be allowed to convert over time to a more mesic forest condition.
These range across a spectrum from dry to wet, and include many in-between types such as mesic and dry-mesic.
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