karstify

English

Etymology

karst +‎ -ify

Verb

karstify (third-person singular simple present karstifies, present participle karstifying, simple past and past participle karstified)

1. (intransitive) To undergo karstification.
2. (transitive) To subject to karstification.
   • 2015 October 1, “Equivalent Porous Media (EPM) Simulation of Groundwater Hydraulics and Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifers”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In highly karstified aquifers, however, the contaminant transport may depend primarily on the karst conduit network rather than matrix hydraulic conductivity.

Derived terms

• karstifiable