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The answer PEATY has 12 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of peaty in various dictionaries:
adj - of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
adj - resembling or containing peat
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Like bogs |
Boglike |
Moorlike |
Like fuel-rich bogs |
Like many an Irish bog |
Like some whiskies |
Rich in boggy fuel |
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bPeatb is a mossy accumulation of compressed decaying plant material, and bpeatyb is a word used to describe the wide range of flavors its combustion provides depending on how and where it's harvested. A common belief is that Scotch is made in stills heated by bpeatb moss fires, and it used to be. |
of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat |
of or like peat: |
Of or resembling peat, especially the taste or smell. |
Containing peat. |
Peaty might refer to |
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Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem is the most efficient carbon sink on the planet, because peatland plants capture CO2 naturally released from the peat, maintaining an equilibrium. In natural peatlands, the "annual rate of biomass production is greater than the rate of decomposition", but it takes "thousands of years for peatlands to develop the deposits of 1.5 to 2.3 m [4.9 to 7.5 ft], which is the average depth of the boreal [northern] peatlands". Sphagnum moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most common components in peat, although many other plants can contribute. Soils consisting primarily of peat are known as histosols. Peat forms in wetland conditions, where flooding obstructs the flow of oxygen from the atmosphere, slowing the rate of decomposition.Peatlands, particularly bogs, are the primary source of |