rain water in English

noun
1
water that has fallen as or been obtained from rain.
It also disrupts the water table by preventing rainwater from seeping down through the soil.
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1. Nourishes mainly rain water.

2. " Glazed with rain water

3. This material is impervious to rain-water.

4. Rain water will only percolate through slowly.

5. 21 I collect rain water to water my plants.

6. The pH range of acid rain - water is between 2 - 5 .

7. 11 The gutter took away the rain - water from the roof.

8. Rubber heels squelch and rubber soles squish Rain water from buildings descends without.

9. Cisterns are used to collect rain water generally from the roof of a structure

10. Half of our park along the lake shore is a natural wetland fed by rain water.

11. In addition to solar and wind energy, rain water is major renewable resource of any land.

12. 28 An elaborate system of rain-water drains can be seen, reconstructed by Evans, at the East Entrance.

13. By acid or rust, usually over a long period of time: [ T ] Rain water Corroded the metal pipes.

14. Then what is it that makes the ordinary rain - water turn acidic and come down as acid rain ?

15. Recovery of ionic mercury from rain water samples increased with increased acid concentrations and increased substantially with UV-irradiation.

16. These improved drinking water sources include household connection, public standpipe, borehole condition, protected dug well, protected spring, and rain water collection.

17. Melt water and rain water meant that the flooding rate increased to up to 140 cubic metres of water per minute.

18. If your tap water is of doubtful quality then you must be prepared to remedy the situation or use rain water instead.

19. Each ‘prince’ is like a hiding place from the wind, shelter from the rain, water in the desert, and shade from the sun

20. Keep the cup full, using distilled water or rain water, as Bromeliads can be sensitive to the minerals and chemicals in tap water

21. Seawater has a higher refractive index than rain water, so the radius of a "rainbow" in sea spray is smaller than a true rainbow.

22. Blueprint Columbus uses today’s technology to address the problem of rain water in sanitary sewers by directing it to the storm sewer, where it belongs

23. The shed should be constructed on a plot of land at a higher level than the surroundings , so that there is natural drainage of rain water .

24. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, pioneering microscopist, observed in 1702 that dry sediments of "animalcules", expected to be dead, were brought back to life when exposed to rain water.

25. It ensures the protection of mineral supports such as concrete , bricks, and natural stone against the ravages of chemicals (acid rain), water, frost, micro-organisms, and graffiti .

26. Rain - water usually has a pH lower than 7 ( pH 5.7 , mild acid ) due to the dissolved carbon dioxide in it ; this amount of acidity is not corrosive .

27. Initiatives for the rehabilitation of degraded land in the context of reforestation, agricultural productivity, integrated farming and animal husbandry, rain water catchments, alternative renewable energies or the banning of slash and burn practices are reported to show positive results

28. Initiatives for the rehabilitation of degraded land in the context of reforestation, agricultural productivity, integrated farming and animal husbandry, rain water catchments, alternative renewable energies or the banning of slash and burn practices are reported to show positive results.

29. Water Quality: Pure water is generally more ideal because most Aroids are epiphytes and will be adapted to rain water (pH of 5.5-6) which naturally has a low mineral content.However, from my own experience, alkaline tap water can work – provided you take action to make it more hospitable and lower the pH.