English Explanatory Dictionary

microenvironment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
  2. Synonym of microhabitat.
  3. The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.

Word forms

microenvironment microenvironments

Etymology

From micro- + environment.

Synonyms

microhabitat

Related words

microecology
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