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overreplacement

overreplacement noun: the state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.

Noun

overreplacement (countable and uncountable, plural overreplacements)

  1. The state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.
    • Near-synonym: oversupplementation
    • It is important to avoid overreplacement of iron in recovering patients with a minimal amount of blood loss that does not warrant aggressive iron supplementation.

Synonyms of overreplacement

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Forms of overreplacement

pluraloverreplacements

Origin of overreplacement

From over- + replacement.

Questions about overreplacement

What does overreplacement mean?
Overreplacement means the state wherein a substance, having previously been reduced or removed, has been or is being replaced by re-adding it, but overly so, resulting in more of the substance than normal.
What part of speech is overreplacement?
Overreplacement is a noun.
What is the plural of overreplacement?
The plural of overreplacement is overreplacements.

Words near overreplacement in the dictionary

  1. overrents
  2. overrep
  3. overrepetition
  4. overreplace
  5. overreplaced
  6. overreplacement
  7. overreplacements
  8. overreplaces
  9. overreplacing
  10. overreplete
  11. overrepletion

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