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bioavailable

American  
[bahy-oh-uh-vay-luh-buhl] / ˌbaɪ oʊ əˈveɪ lə bəl /

adjective

  1. able to be absorbed and used by a specific organ, tissue, or organism.


Other Word Forms

  • bioavailability noun
  • non-bioavailable adjective

Example Sentences

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"It has been widely assumed that glacial melting underneath ice shelves contributes considerable bioavailable iron to these shelf waters, in a process of natural glacier-driven iron fertilization," said Rob Sherrell, a professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the study's principal investigator.

From Science Daily

Standard methods evaluate how bioavailable these elements are, since certain concentrations can lead to kidney and heart problems, gastrointestinal discomfort, and lung damage if inhaled.

From Science Daily

"These results show that iron delivered by icebergs can be far less bioavailable than previously assumed, fundamentally altering how we think about carbon uptake in the Southern Ocean."

From Science Daily

“When dogs eat real meat, organs, vegetables that are actually real, they get a full spectrum of bioavailable nutrients including amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants, phytonutrients—all those things that their body needs in their natural usable form,” Kay Stewart, a registered veterinary technician, tells an auditorium of 250 pet parents at the conference.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chilton says in response: “Unfortunately, Paul is uninformed about our extraction process. Our hot water extract is never separated from the ground mushroom, ensuring that the important mushroom compounds are in a more bioavailable powder state and nothing is left behind.”

From Los Angeles Times