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biosedimentation

biosedimentation noun: the sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.

Noun

biosedimentation (uncountable)

  1. The sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.
    • These data were then used to calculate biosedimentation parameters in the region.1992, Patricia A. Nagel, Results of the Third Joint US-USSR Bering & Chukchi Seas Expedition (BERPAC), page 225
    • Biosedimentation processes are more intensive in biologically productive zones (in particular coastal and shelf regions).2001, L. Erdman, A. Gusev, N. Pavlova, MAP Technical Report Series No. 130: Atmospheric Input of Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Mediterranean Sea, →ISBN

Origin of biosedimentation

From bio- + sedimentation.

Questions about biosedimentation

What does biosedimentation mean?
Biosedimentation means the sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.
What part of speech is biosedimentation?
Biosedimentation is a noun.

Words near biosedimentation in the dictionary

  1. biosealants
  2. biosecure
  3. biosecurity
  4. biosediment
  5. biosedimentary
  6. biosedimentation
  7. biosediments
  8. biosegmentation
  9. bioselect
  10. bioselected
  11. bioselection

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