preacclimation

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adjective

Prior to becoming acclimated

“a preacclimation response to sunlight.”

OriginEnglish acclimation ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreacclimation (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to becoming acclimated

    a preacclimation response to sunlight.

noun
  1. biologyAcclimation in advance of a particular stimulus or treatment

    We previously showed that the toxic effects of Fenton's reagent were sufficiently reduced by preacclimation of microorganisms to high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.

    1999, Fatih Büyüksönmez et al., “Optimization of Simultaneous Chemical and Biological Mineralization of Perchloroethylene”, in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, volume 65, number 6

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishacclimation
  10. Englishpreacclimation

From pre- + acclimation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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