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preacclimation

adj

Etymology

From pre- + acclimation.

  1. borrowed from acclimater
  2. suffixed as acclimation — “acclimate + ion”
  3. prefixed as preacclimation — “pre + acclimation”

Definitions

  1. Prior to becoming acclimated

    • a preacclimation response to sunlight.

  2. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA