turbid

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"When the cichlids were young, they had this huge plasticity and were able to alter their physiology in order to cope with the turbid environmental conditions," Tiarks said.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

Ukrainian troops evacuated its staff before a 4-meter wave of turbid, polluted water flooded the station and its breeding ponds.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 3, 2024

Within them, turbid pockets of gas were forced ever inward, kindling the fires that would end the cosmic dark ages.

From National Geographic • Sep. 14, 2023

She sat motionless and dazed in a chair for hours, her thoughts turbid, until she noticed that Chief had stopped moving.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

It was very easy for the pure, fine material to come together, but extremely difficult for the heavy, turbid material to solidify.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan