Meanings
- not comparableOf or pertaining to biogeochemistry.
"Some of those microbes live in boiling hot water, some breathe iron or sulfur, they fight off viral infection just like we do, they may hold clues as to the earliest steps in the evolution of life on earth, and they play an important role in driving global biogeochemical cycles," Anderson said.
2025 August 19, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News
plural biogeochemicals
- A geochemical of biological origin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmia
- New Latinchēmicus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishchemical
- Englishgeochemical
- Englishbiogeochemical
From bio- + geochemical.
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Polish biogeochemiczny
- biogeochemicznyTranslations
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Cite this entry
biogeochemical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biogeochemical
“biogeochemical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biogeochemical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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