As if the oceans needed more terrible news, scientists have learned that the coral reefs surrounding the Florida Keys are dissolving. The culpritâocean acidificationâwasnât expected to start hitting reefs hard for another three decades.
index noun (LIST) C1 [ C ] an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is on: Try looking up heart disease in the index. âº [ C ] a collection of information stored on a computer or on a set of cards, in alphabetical order:
indicator (Noun). Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction. indicator (Noun). A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.