English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bio- + essential
Adjective[edit]
bioessential (not comparable)
- (sciences) Essential for life
2000, Stuart W. Gibb, “Ammonia”, in Leo M.L. Nollet, editor, Handbook of Water Analysis[1], →ISBN, page 225:Nitrogen is one of around 30 bioessential elements incorporated into biogeochemical cycles.
