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Pood vs Reservoir - What's the difference?

pood | reservoir |

As nouns the difference between pood and reservoir

is that pood is an obsolete russian unit of mass, equal to 40 russian , or about 1638 kg (approximately 3611 pounds) while reservoir is reservoir.

pood

English

(wikipedia pood)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian , or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds)
  • A Russian unit of mass used for kettlebells, now rounded off to 16 kg (about 35.274 pounds)
  • reservoir

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
  • A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
  • A supply or source of something.
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  • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}

    Derived terms

    * water reservoir * receiving reservoir * oil reservoir * petroleum reservoir