Itâs a microscopic alga known as a diatom thatâs invading our rivers and streams. Didymosphenia geminata, also known as ârock snotâ or âdidymoâ, can smother entire stream beds with mats as thick as eight inches and can ruin just about any river or creek.
post-graduate degree meaning, post-graduate degree definition | English Cobuild dictionary. postgraduate. 1 n-count A postgraduate or a postgraduate student is a student with a first degree from a university who is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. 2 adj Postgraduate study or research is done by a student who has a first degree and is studying or doing research at a more advanced level. (BRIT) ADJ n. ...postgraduate courses..., Dr Hoffman did his postgraduate work at Leicester University. in AM, use graduate.
, to take a degree, from Latin. , step; see grade .]. gradâ²uÂ·aâ²tor n. Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb graduate denotes the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma, and this sense has often been conveyed in the passive voice, as in They were graduated from Yale in 2010.This usage still exists, though it is somewhat old-fashioned and may be slipping away. to take a degree, from Latin. , step; see grade .]. gradâ²uÂ·aâ²tor n. Usage Note: Traditionally, the verb graduate denotes the action of conferring an academic degree or diploma, and this sense has often been conveyed in the passive voice, as in They were graduated from Yale in 2010.