bioconcretion

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noun

Hardened biological materials.

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Meanings

nounbioconcretion (plural bioconcretions)

plural bioconcretions

  1. Hardened biological materials.

    These relatively inert materials simply collect within the biomass and can sometimes gradually become bioconcretions.

    2007, D. Roy Cullimore, Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology, Second Edition

Origin

From bio- + concretion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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