geochemically
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- adverb
- /ˌdʒiːoʊˈkɛmɪkli/
- Specialized
- The samples were analyzed geochemically to understand the mineral composition of the rocks.
Examples
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But today, a team of researchers led by planetary scientists at Yale University is saying that 55 Cancri e is so geochemically different from Earth that it doesn't ooze at all.
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Thewissen and colleagues (1996) tested the theoretical predictions of this model for modern river dolphins and marine cetaceans, and Roe and colleagues (1998) present a more detailed and geochemically explicit explanation of this method, its limitations, and its results.
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In a way, the same can be said of any successful organism, starting at least with the original photosynthetic organisms (how's that for atmospheric change? A whole order of life suddenly appears whose very metabolism renders the atmosphere highly toxic, not to mention geochemically active in new and exciting ways).
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Scientists study the planet's atmosphere geochemically to assess its potential for supporting life.
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By examining the soil geochemically, researchers can determine the effects of pollution on the environment.
Surface Forms
Morphology
geochemically = geochemical (semi-transparent) = geo + chem + ical + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'geochemical' by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
Geochemically joins geo- 'earth', like in geography, and chemical 'relating to chemicals', like in chemistry. So to study something geochemically is to look at rocks, soil, or the earth by their chemical makeup.