Biogeochemistry

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships. uncountable

    "The material deposited as biosediment is important part of biogeochemistry of aquatic ecosystems."

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chemistry

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"Scientists found concentrations of the microorganism that were “almost two orders of magnitude greater than any other concentration of phytoplankton ever found on the Earth,” according to Dr. Paula Bontempi, NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry program manager."

Etymology

From bio- + geochemistry.

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