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biomedium

biomedium noun: in wastewater treatment, a piece of non-toxic extruded plastic that serves as a substrate for bacteria which biodegrade the waste in the water resulting in clean effluent.

Noun

biomedium (plural biomedia)

  1. In wastewater treatment, a piece of non-toxic extruded plastic that serves as a substrate for bacteria which biodegrade the waste in the water resulting in clean effluent.

Forms of biomedium

pluralbiomedia

Origin of biomedium

From bio- + medium.

Questions about biomedium

What does biomedium mean?
Biomedium means in wastewater treatment, a piece of non-toxic extruded plastic that serves as a substrate for bacteria which biodegrade the waste in the water resulting in clean effluent.
What part of speech is biomedium?
Biomedium is a noun.
What is the plural of biomedium?
The plural of biomedium is biomedia.

Words near biomedium in the dictionary

  1. biomedicals
  2. biomedicinal
  3. biomedicinally
  4. biomedicine
  5. biomedicines
  6. biomedium
  7. biomelanin
  8. biomembrane
  9. biomembranes
  10. biomen
  11. biomes

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