bioaccessible

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adjective

Able to come into contact with an organism (and be absorbed by it).

OriginEnglish accessible ← Late Latin accessibilis ← Latin accessus →
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Meanings

adjectivebioaccessible (comparative more bioaccessible, superlative most bioaccessible)

comparative more bioaccessible · superlative most bioaccessible · alternative bio-accessible

  1. Able to come into contact with an organism (and be absorbed by it).

Origin

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

From bio- + accessible.

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Cite this entry
APA

bioaccessible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessible

MLA

“bioaccessible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessible. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccessible,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccessible.

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