microenvironmental
- adjective
- /ˌmaɪkroʊɪnˈvaɪrənˌmɛntəl/
- The team analyzed how microenvironmental variables influence the distribution of species in a small area.
Examples
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However, the fact that glycan structures do not follow a predefined template, but are rather the result of the highly regulated action of several glycosyltransferases rapidly responding to microenvironmental and physiological stimuli, presents a significant analytical hurdle.
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Indeed, there is ample evidence of considerable regional and local variation in timing, probably reflecting social inclination, seasonal variation, and microenvironmental differences to which yams are sensitive.
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Population 24-hour exposures can be estimated by microenvironmental concentration and exposure time.
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Changes in vegetation structure caused by edge-related tree mortality are likely the major cause of increasing complexity of these microenvironmental gradients.
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Concurrently, immune cells encounter variations in nutrients, temperature, pH, and O2 as they traffic throughout the body, and these microenvironmental factors also impact metabolism and immune cell functions.
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Thus began the cycle of "mesophication," a term coined here to describe the escalation of mesic microenvironmental conditions, accompanied by ever-diminishing prospects for fire and fire-dependent heliophytic species.
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The researchers studied the effects of microenvironmental conditions on plant growth in the greenhouse.
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How species interact with microenvironmental factors like humidity and light significantly affects their survival.
Synonyms
Relating to the weather and temperature in a small area
Surface Forms
Morphology
microenvironmental = environmental (transparent) = micro + environment + al
The word is a standard and fairly transparent combination of 'micro-' meaning small-scale and 'environmental' meaning relating to the environment.
Etymology
Microenvironmental comes from micro- meaning 'small', as in microscope, and environment meaning 'surroundings'. So microenvironmental describes the tiny conditions around a small place, which is why scientists use it for local conditions near cells or inside tissues.