biosedimentation

noun

The sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.

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Meanings

nounbiosedimentation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.

    These data were then used to calculate biosedimentation parameters in the region.

    1992, Patricia A. Nagel, Results of the Third Joint US-USSR Bering & Chukchi Seas Expedition (BERPAC), page 225
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    Biosedimentation processes are more intensive in biologically productive zones (in particular coastal and shelf regions).

    2001, L. Erdman, A. Gusev, N. Pavlova, MAP Technical Report Series No. 130: Atmospheric Input of Persistent Organic Pollutants to the Mediterranean Sea, →ISBN

    Nevertheless, the role played by vertical transport (in particular, by biosedimentation) in self-purification of seas and oceans from chlorinated hydrocarbons must not be overestimated.

    2016, S.A. Patin, Pollution and the Biological Resources of the Oceans, →ISBN, page 48

Origin

From bio- + sedimentation.

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APA

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

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

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