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bioleached

bioleached adjective: biologically or biochemically leached.

Adjective

bioleached (not comparable)

  1. biologically or biochemically leached
    • The presence of heavy metals in bioleached materials can adversely affect the growth and metabolic processes of microorganisms.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

Origin of bioleached

From bio- + leached.

Questions about bioleached

What does bioleached mean?
Bioleached means biologically or biochemically leached.
What part of speech is bioleached?
Bioleached is an adjective.

Words near bioleached in the dictionary

  1. biolarvicides
  2. biolaser
  3. biolasing
  4. biolayer
  5. biolayers
  6. bioleached
  7. bioleaching
  8. biolegitimacy
  9. Bioleninism
  10. Bioleninist
  11. Bioleninists

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