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bioconcrete

bioconcrete noun: a mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.

Noun

bioconcrete (uncountable)

  1. A mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.
    • Jonkers is hoping that his new method of encapsulating the bacteria and calcium lactate will reduce the cost of bioconcrete by as much as 50 percent, making the substance only slightly more expensive than traditional concrete.2017 September 27, “What is Bio-Concrete?”, in General Kinematics, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025

Origin of bioconcrete

From bio- + concrete.

Questions about bioconcrete

What does bioconcrete mean?
Bioconcrete means a mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.
What part of speech is bioconcrete?
Bioconcrete is a noun.

Words near bioconcrete in the dictionary

  1. bioconcentrated
  2. bioconcentrates
  3. bioconcentrating
  4. bioconcentration
  5. bioconcentrations
  6. bioconcrete
  7. bioconcretion
  8. bioconcretions
  9. biocondensate
  10. biocondensates
  11. Bioconductor

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