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Meaning of periphyton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Periphyton
Español perifitón
Français périphyton
Italiano perifiton
Polski peryfiton

Examples

“Indeed, the tight coupling of As(V) reduction/As(III) oxidation has been seen in periphyton samples and salt-saturated anoxic sediments from Searles Lake.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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