bioaccessibility

noun

The potential for a substance to interact with (and be absorbed by) an organism

OriginEnglish accessibility ← Late Latin accessibilis ← Latin accessus →
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Meanings

nounbioaccessibility (plural bioaccessibilities)

plural bioaccessibilities · alternative bio-accessibility

  1. The potential for a substance to interact with (and be absorbed by) an organism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Latinaccessus
  6. Late Latinaccessibilis
  7. Englishaccessible
  8. Englishaccessibility
  9. Englishbioaccessibility

From bio- + accessibility.

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APA

bioaccessibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessibility

MLA

“bioaccessibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessibility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccessibility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessibility.

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