Home › Words › B › biosedimentationbiosedimentationbiosedimentation · noun — the sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom bio- + sedimentation.nounThe sedimentation of organic material to form biosediment.e.g.“These data were then used to calculate biosedimentation parameters in the region.” — 1992, Patricia A. Nagel, Results of the Third Joint US-USSR Bering & Chukchi Seas Expedition (BERPAC), page 225:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.biosedimentary 83% match — Pertaining to biosedimentation. vs biosedimentation →biosediment 82% match — Sediment composed of or containing organic material. vs biosedimentation →bioresuspension 66% match — Resuspension of particulate matter by biological activity. vs biosedimentation →biodeposition 65% match — Deposition of biogenic material on the bottom of a body of water, usually in the forms of faeces and pseudofaeces. vs biosedimentation →biosuspension 65% match — Suspension of particulate matter by biological activity. vs biosedimentation →biodeposit 63% match — A deposit of biological origin. vs biosedimentation →bioseston 63% match — The living particulate matter suspended in bodies of water such as lakes and seas. vs biosedimentation →paleosedimentation 61% match — Ancient sedimentation vs biosedimentation →