biocolonization
Colonization by biological organismsColonization (typically of a surface) by biological organisms.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Colonization (typically of a surface) by biological organisms.
(uncountable)Colonization (and taking control) of populations or states by taking control of their agricultural resources and making them reliant on the colonizer's (bio)medical or agricultural (especially genetically-modified) supplies.
Origin
From bio- + colonization.From bio- + colonization.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbiocolonial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable