Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biointensive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bioin-ten-sive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to sustainable methods of maximizing yields while increasing biodiversity.

Example Sentences

"In this case, the teaching of biointensive methods in Kenya is successful as it targets the smallholder farmers."
"Biointensive IPM incorporates ecological and economic factors into agricultural system design and decision-making, and addresses public concerns about environmental quality and food safety."
"Each time he visited my family he taught us one or two aspects of biointensive mini-farming, including double- digging, compost, offset planting, and natural pest control techniques."
"Both threshold-based fungicide applications and non-fungicide alternatives hold promise for more biointensive management of sooty blotch and flyspeck."

Etymology

From bio- + intensive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Inflected Forms

more biointensive (comparative) most biointensive (superlative)

Questions

What does biointensive mean?: Pertaining to sustainable methods of maximizing yields while increasing biodiversity.
Where does biointensive come from?: From bio- + intensive.

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