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biodeposit

biodeposit noun: a deposit of biological origin.

Noun

biodeposit (plural biodeposits)

  1. A deposit of biological origin.
    • Simultaneously, foraging animals bioturbate sediments, produce organic rich biodeposits and faeces, and excrete inorganic nutrients […]2015 July 28, “Detecting Subtle Shifts in Ecosystem Functioning in a Dynamic Estuarine Environment”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Verb

biodeposit (third-person singular simple present biodeposits, present participle biodepositing, simple past and past participle biodeposited)

  1. To cause, or to undergo biodeposition

Forms of biodeposit

Noun
pluralbiodeposits
Verb
third-person singular presentbiodeposits
present participlebiodepositing
past participlebiodeposited
pastbiodeposited

Origin of biodeposit

From bio- + deposit.

Questions about biodeposit

What does biodeposit mean?
Biodeposit means a deposit of biological origin.
What part of speech is biodeposit?
Biodeposit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of biodeposit?
The plural of biodeposit is biodeposits.

Words near biodeposit in the dictionary

  1. biodemographer
  2. biodemographers
  3. biodemographic
  4. biodemographical
  5. biodemography
  6. biodeposit
  7. biodeposited
  8. biodeposition
  9. biodeposits
  10. bioderived
  11. bioderv

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