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biooxidation

biooxidation noun: biological or biochemical oxidation.

Noun

biooxidation (countable and uncountable, plural biooxidations)

  1. Biological or biochemical oxidation.
    • This technology has been commercialized for some metal ores such as the biooxidation of refractory gold ores and in copper recovery [ 3, 4 ].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

Forms of biooxidation

pluralbiooxidations
alternative formbio-oxidation

Origin of biooxidation

From bio- + oxidation.

Questions about biooxidation

What does biooxidation mean?
Biooxidation means biological or biochemical oxidation.
What part of speech is biooxidation?
Biooxidation is a noun.
What is the plural of biooxidation?
The plural of biooxidation is biooxidations.

Words near biooxidation in the dictionary

  1. bioorthogonal
  2. bioorthogonality
  3. bioorthogonally
  4. biooxidant
  5. biooxidants
  6. biooxidation
  7. biooxidations
  8. biopacemaker
  9. biopacemakers
  10. biopage
  11. biopages

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