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biofumigation

biofumigation noun: fumigation using a biofumigant.

Noun

biofumigation (uncountable)

  1. fumigation using a biofumigant
    • Finally, the influence of pure glucosinolate degradation on the bacterial community composition was evaluated using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rRNA gene amplified from total community DNA. The model biofumigation study revealed that the structure of the hydrolysis products had a...2015 July 18, “Degradation of Biofumigant Isothiocyanates and Allyl Glucosinolate in Soil and Their Effects on the Microbial Community Composition”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of biofumigation

From bio- + fumigation.

Questions about biofumigation

What does biofumigation mean?
Biofumigation means fumigation using a biofumigant.
What part of speech is biofumigation?
Biofumigation is a noun.

Words near biofumigation in the dictionary

  1. biofueled
  2. biofuelled
  3. biofuels
  4. biofumigant
  5. biofumigants
  6. biofumigation
  7. biofunction
  8. biofunctional
  9. biofunctionalisation
  10. biofunctionalisations
  11. biofunctionalised

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