Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
cor anglais
cor blimey
cor pulmonale
coracle
coracoid
coral
coral bean
coral-bells
coral bleaching
coral fungus
Coral Gables
coral reef
Coral Sea
Coral Sea Islands Territory
coral snake
Coral Springs
coral tree
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

coral bleaching
cor·al bleach·ing


noun 
Definition:
 
whitening of coral reefs: a phenomenon affecting coral reefs by which they lose their natural color as a result of high water temperatures or other environmental stressors such as pollutants
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft