fluvioglacial

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective fluvioglacial is

(geology) describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater.

As a noun meltwater

is water from melting ice or snow.

As an adjective fluvioglacial is

(geology) describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater.

In geology terms the difference between glacial and fluvioglacial

is that glacial is of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers while fluvioglacial is describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater.

As a proper noun Glacial

is of the Pleistocene period dominated by the presence of glaciers.

As a noun stream

is a small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

As a verb stream

is to flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

As an adjective fluvioglacial is

(geology) describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater.