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bioirrigation

bioirrigation noun: irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation.

Noun

bioirrigation (uncountable)

  1. Irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation.
    • Diffusive models assume that bioirrigation can be quantified by an enhanced, apparent diffusion coefficient within a defined (irrigated) sediment layer, while advective models use an apparent pore-water advection velocity to account for bioirrigation.2020, David J. Burdige, Geochemistry of Marine Sediments, page 304

Origin of bioirrigation

From bio- + irrigation.

Questions about bioirrigation

What does bioirrigation mean?
Bioirrigation means irrigation by a biological organization, sometimes as a result of bioturbation.
What part of speech is bioirrigation?
Bioirrigation is a noun.

Words near bioirrigation in the dictionary

  1. bioinventory
  2. bioirrigate
  3. bioirrigated
  4. bioirrigates
  5. bioirrigating
  6. bioirrigation
  7. bioirrigator
  8. bioirrigators
  9. bioisostere
  10. bioisosteres
  11. bioisosteric

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