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From German Seston, from Ancient Greek σηστόν (sēstón), neuter of σηστός (sēstós, “sifter”) , verbal adjective of σήθω (sḗthō, “I strain, filter”). Coined by analogy with plankton.

seston (plural sestons)

1. All particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas, including plankton, organic detritus, and inorganic material.

• bioseston
• abioseston, tripton

• bioseston
• sestonic

• onsets, sets on, stones, Stones, Setons, setons, stenos, Estons