Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Anatomy A fluid-containing sac or cavity in the body of an organism. Also called reservoir.
- n. Cytology One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- n. Any of the various membranes sections comprising some organelles like the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- n. a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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We had a 10,000 litro cisterna (2641 gallons) and I always looked to see that it was nearly full before I would add water to the pool.
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Oh well, our concrete cisterna, septic chambers, and all the block work and walls came out great! patricio_lintz
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There are companies in some areas that will come to your home and clean the underground cisterna and the tinaco on the roof.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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Besides the possibility of contamination from almost always-neglected infrastructure, pipelines, etc., your own cisterna (aljibe) or tinaco are potential sources of contamination, unless you have your own water treatment facilities, probably with a chlorinator, on your own property.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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Doing hard work in an unventilated cisterna would soon deplete the oxygen content of the atmosphere in it.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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The water in the tank was very clear, I could see the tablet lying on the bottom of the cisterna.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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I would think twice before I sent a Mexican “plumber” in to clean a cisterna.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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The cisterna capacity in the first house was 10,000 liters, in the second house it was 7,500 liters.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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There are just too many variables, and calculations that must be done, and the properties of the water will change every time more water comes into your cisterna.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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Entering a cisterna (aljibe) to clean it would be classified as working in a confined space in The US.
Should I add anything to the water in my underground storage tank?
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