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bioleaching

bioleaching noun: the dissolution of metals from their ores by the use of microorganisms such as bacteria.

Noun

bioleaching (uncountable)

  1. The dissolution of metals from their ores by the use of microorganisms such as bacteria

Origin of bioleaching

From bio- + leaching.

Questions about bioleaching

What does bioleaching mean?
Bioleaching means the dissolution of metals from their ores by the use of microorganisms such as bacteria.
What part of speech is bioleaching?
Bioleaching is a noun.

Words near bioleaching in the dictionary

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

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