Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biosedimentation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biosed-i-men-ta-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These data were then used to calculate biosedimentation parameters in the region."
"Biosedimentation processes are more intensive in biologically productive zones (in particular coastal and shelf regions)."
"Nevertheless, the role played by vertical transport (in particular, by biosedimentation) in self-purification of seas and oceans from chlorinated hydrocarbons must not be overestimated."

Etymology

From bio- + sedimentation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does biosedimentation mean?: The sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.
Where does biosedimentation come from?: From bio- + sedimentation.

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