First Known Use: 1894
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vadose
adjective va·dose \ˈvā-ˌdōs\
Definition of VADOSE
: of, relating to, or being water or solutions in the earth's crust above the permanent groundwater level
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Origin of VADOSE
Latin vadosus shallow, from vadum, noun, shallow, ford; akin to Latin vadere to go — more at wade
Rhymes with VADOSE
arkose, Carlos, cosmos, crustose, cymose, dextrose, engross, erose, fructose, globose, glucose, jocose, lactose, maltose, mannose, morose, mythos, nodose, pappose, pentose, pilose, plumose, ramose, rhamnose, ribose, rugose, schistose, setose, spinose, strigose, sucrose, Sukkoth, triose, up close, verbose, viscose
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