preacclimation
Meaning
Prior to becoming acclimated
Acclimation in advance of a particular stimulus or treatment
Prior to becoming acclimated
Prior to becoming acclimated
Examples
a preacclimation response to sunlight.
We previously showed that the toxic effects of Fenton's reagent were sufficiently reduced by preacclimation of microorganisms to high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English acclimation
English preacclimation
From pre- + acclimation.