biogeoscience

noun

bio·​geo·​sci·​ence ¦bī-(ˌ)ō-ˌjē-ō-¦sī-ən(t)s 

plural biogeosciences

: an interdisciplinary field of study integrating geoscience and biological science : the study of the interaction of biological and geological processes

Over the past decade, interest in the biogeosciences has expanded at a remarkable rate. This approach to the study of the Earth is by its very nature interdisciplinary and requires an enormous wealth of knowledge.

—Neil S. Suits, Eos, 30 Jan. 2001

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

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