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seston (iou)



seston noun. E20.
[German from Greek seston neut. of sestos that which is filtered, from sethein strain, filter: cf. PLANKTON.]
Biology & Oceanography. (The living organisms present in) fine particulate matter suspended in water. Cf. TRIPTON.
se'stonic adjective of, pertaining to, or consisting of seston M20.