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biometallurgy

biometallurgy noun: the processing of metals by microorganisms.

Noun

biometallurgy (uncountable)

  1. The processing of metals by microorganisms

Origin of biometallurgy

From bio- + metallurgy.

Questions about biometallurgy

What does biometallurgy mean?
Biometallurgy means the processing of metals by microorganisms.
What part of speech is biometallurgy?
Biometallurgy is a noun.

Words near biometallurgy in the dictionary

  1. biomeshes
  2. biometabolite
  3. biometabolites
  4. biometal
  5. biometallic
  6. biometallurgy
  7. biometals
  8. biometamorphic
  9. biometeorologic
  10. biometeorological
  11. biometeorologically

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