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Preacclimate vs Preacclimation - What's the difference?

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Preacclimate is a related term of preacclimation.


As an adjective preacclimation is

prior to becoming acclimated.

As a noun preacclimation is

(biology) acclimation in advance of a particular stimulus or treatment.

preacclimation

English

Alternative forms

* pre-acclimation

Adjective

(-)
  • Prior to becoming acclimated
  • a preacclimation response to sunlight.

    Noun

    (head)
  • (biology) Acclimation in advance of a particular stimulus or treatment
  • * {{quote-journal, 1999, Fatih Büyüksönmez et al., Optimization of Simultaneous Chemical and Biological Mineralization of Perchloroethylene , Applied and Environmental Microbiology citation
  • , passage=We previously showed that the toxic effects of Fenton's reagent were sufficiently reduced by preacclimation of microorganisms to high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.}}