biogeochemistry

[ bahy-oh-jee-oh-kem-uh-stree ]

/ ˌbaɪ oʊˌdʒi oʊˈkɛm ə stri /

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noun

the science dealing with the relationship between the geochemistry of a given region and its flora and fauna, including the circulation of such elements as carbon and nitrogen between the environment and the cells of living organisms.

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Origin of biogeochemistry

First recorded in 1935–40; bio- + geochemistry

OTHER WORDS FROM biogeochemistry

bi·o·ge·o·chem·i·cal

[bahy-oh-jee-oh-kem-i-kuhl], /ˌbaɪ oʊˌdʒi oʊˈkɛm ɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby biogeochemistry

biogen, biogenesis, biogenetics, biogenic, biogeochemical cycle, biogeochemistry, biogeography, biographee, biographer, biographical, biographize

How to use biogeochemistry in a sentence

While the CliMA twin focuses on the physics of the atmosphere, ocean, and land, the CGC project will add biogeochemistry to the model and factor in sea and land ice to improve projections of sea level rise and the impacts of carbon emissions.
Building a weather app for climate change|Georgina Gustin|August 24, 2022|MIT Technology Review
Hope Jahren is a professor at the University of Oslo who studies stable isotope biogeochemistry.
Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives - Issue 93: Forerunners|Alan Lightman, Hope Jahren, Robert Sapolsky,|December 2, 2020|Nautilus

Scientific definitions for biogeochemistry

biogeochemistry

[ bī′ō-jē′ō-kĕm′ĭ-strē ]

The scientific study of the relationship between the geochemistry of a region and the animal and plant life in that region.