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periphytons

periphytons is the plural of periphyton.

Meaning of periphyton

Noun

periphyton (countable and uncountable, plural periphytons)

  1. A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
    • Indeed, the tight coupling of As(V) reduction/As(III) oxidation has been seen in periphyton samples and salt-saturated anoxic sediments from Searles Lake.2009 January 30, R. S. Oremland et al., Science

Questions about periphytons

What is periphytons the plural of?
Periphytons is the plural of periphyton.

Words near periphytons in the dictionary

  1. periphysoids
  2. periphytic
  3. periphytivore
  4. periphytivores
  5. periphyton
  6. periphytons
  7. periplacental
  8. periplakin
  9. periplanar
  10. periplanone
  11. periplanones

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