consorci

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsortium.

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Noun

consorci m (plural consorcis)

  1. consortium (an association of businesses)
    • 2016 November, “Picabaralla al Parlament pels nens de la cola”, in El Periódico:
      "Li tornaré a dir demagog, i l'hi diré amb totes la paraules", li ha respost Bassa, assenyalant que el consorci de serveis socials s'encarrega d'aquests nens, entre 10 i 15, que estan identificats i tenen un educador assignat.
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  2. (biology) consortium (a group of symbiotic organisms)
    • 2010, Anciet R. Blanch, “Biotecnologia ambiental. Aplicacions biotecnològiques en la millora del medi ambient”, in Nota d'Economia, numbers 97-98, page 184:
      "La com­prensió de l’estructura i de les funcions dels consorcis microbians ens pot proporcionar eines per a la descontaminació de sòls i sedi­ments, l’eliminació de contaminants en l’aire i la degradació de compostos recalcitrants pro­cedents de diferents activitats humanes.
      Comprehending the structure and functions of microbial consortia can furnish us with tools for the decontamination of soils and sediments, the elimination of contaminants in the air, and the degradation of recalcitrant compounds produced by various human activities.

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