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deacclimatization

deacclimatization noun: acclimatization to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another).

Noun

deacclimatization (uncountable)

  1. acclimatization to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another)
    • After completion of the first half of the study, subjects returned to sea level for one month to insure deacclimatization.2016 January 5, “Ibuprofen Blunts Ventilatory Acclimatization to Sustained Hypoxia in Humans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of deacclimatization

From de- + acclimatization.

Questions about deacclimatization

What does deacclimatization mean?
Deacclimatization means acclimatization to an original climate or system (after being acclimatized to another).
What part of speech is deacclimatization?
Deacclimatization is a noun.

Words near deacclimatization in the dictionary

  1. deaccessioned
  2. deaccessioning
  3. deaccessions
  4. deacclimate
  5. deacclimated
  6. deacclimatization
  7. deaccredit
  8. deaccreditation
  9. deaccredited
  10. deaccrediting
  11. deaccredits

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