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In Areas Underlain by Unconsolidated or Weakly Consolidated Strata, Lowering

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In areas underlain by unconsolidated or weakly consolidated strata, lowering of the water table by overuse can cause the land to subside.


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Abnormal

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Prefix

A morpheme added at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning.

Combining Vowel

A vowel, often 'o' or 'i', used in medical terminology to ease the pronunciation between the word root and the suffix or between two word roots.

Cutting Out

The act of removing or excising a piece of material or a part of a structure.

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