Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bioretention

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: biore-ten-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From bio- + retention.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Usage

Inflected Forms

bioretentions (plural)

Questions

What does bioretention mean?: retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants
Where does bioretention come from?: From bio- + retention.

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