bioessential

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adjective

Essential for life

OriginEnglish essential ← Late Latin essentiālis ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) →
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Meanings

adjectivebioessential (not comparable)
  1. not comparablesciencesEssential for life

    Nitrogen is one of around 30 bioessential elements incorporated into biogeochemical cycles.

    2000, Stuart W. Gibb, “Ammonia”, in Leo M.L. Nollet, editor, Handbook of Water Analysis, →ISBN, page 225

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Late Latinessentiālis
  6. Englishessential
  7. Englishbioessential

From bio- + essential.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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