Mindel
/ˈmɪndəl/noun
usu. as modifier
1- Geology a Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps preceding the Riss, possibly corresponding to the Elsterian of northern Europe【地质】明德冰期（阿尔卑斯山更新世冰期, 在里斯前, 可能与北欧埃尔斯特冰期相合）。
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- the system of deposits laid down at this time明德冰期沉积物。
词源
early 20th cent.: from the name of a river in southern Germany.