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biodeterioration

biodeterioration noun: any undesirable change in the properties of a material, a construction, or a process caused by the vital activities of organisms.

Noun

biodeterioration (countable and uncountable, plural biodeteriorations)

  1. Any undesirable change in the properties of a material, a construction, or a process caused by the vital activities of organisms.

Forms of biodeterioration

pluralbiodeteriorations

Origin of biodeterioration

From bio- + deterioration.

Questions about biodeterioration

What does biodeterioration mean?
Biodeterioration means any undesirable change in the properties of a material, a construction, or a process caused by the vital activities of organisms.
What part of speech is biodeterioration?
Biodeterioration is a noun.
What is the plural of biodeterioration?
The plural of biodeterioration is biodeteriorations.

Words near biodeterioration in the dictionary

  1. biodetection
  2. biodetector
  3. biodetectors
  4. biodeteriorate
  5. biodeteriorated
  6. biodeterioration
  7. biodeteriorations
  8. biodeteriorative
  9. biodeterminism
  10. biodeterministic
  11. biodetoxification

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