ACCLIMATIZATION - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

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	Synonyms:	acclimation, acclimatisation

	See Also:	adaptation, adjustment

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Accli"mati*za"tion\, n. The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. --Darwin.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	The physiological process through which an organism grows accustomed to a new environment. In microbial cultures, this can involve enzymatic changes that allow it to use an new nutrient source for energy.