BIOREMEDIATION

bioremediation

(noun) the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances

bioremediation

(noun) the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bioremediation (countable and uncountable, plural bioremediations)

(biochemistry) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water

Hyponyms

• mycoremediation

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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