milieu

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Milieu [ miˈljøː ] ( French ; 'middle', 'middle') stands for:

Sociology:

Natural sciences and medicine:

  • Chemical milieu , a characteristic chemical environment in which a substance is located or a reaction takes place
  • in biology and geosciences the characteristic occurrence of a species in a certain region, see natural environment
  • Wound milieu , in medicine a moist or dry dressing material, see moist wound treatment


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