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preacclimation en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English acclimation English preacclimation From pre- + acclimation.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Prior to becoming acclimated
   • a preacclimation response to sunlight.

preacclimation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English acclimation English preacclimation From pre- + acclimation.

Meanings

1. Acclimation 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:

Relateds

postacclimation · preacclimate