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bio-oxidation

bio-oxidation is the alternative form of biooxidation.

Meaning of biooxidation

Noun

biooxidation (countable and uncountable, plural biooxidations)

  1. Biological or biochemical oxidation.
    • This technology has been commercialized for some metal ores such as the biooxidation of refractory gold ores and in copper recovery [ 3, 4 ].2015 July 6, Annick Monballiu et al., “Tolerance of Chemoorganotrophic Bioleaching Microorganisms to Heavy Metal and Alkaline Stresses”, in Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of bio-oxidation

pluralbio-oxidations

Origin of bio-oxidation

From bio- + oxidation.

Questions about bio-oxidation

What is bio-oxidation the alternative form of?
Bio-oxidation is the alternative form of biooxidation.

Words near bio-oxidation in the dictionary

  1. bio-naïve
  2. bio-oil
  3. bio-oils
  4. bio-oxidant
  5. bio-oxidants
  6. bio-oxidation
  7. bio-oxidations
  8. bio-physico-chemical
  9. bio-pic
  10. bio-produce
  11. bio-produced

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