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biorefractory

biorefractory adjective: biologically or biochemically refractory.

Adjective

biorefractory (comparative more biorefractory, superlative most biorefractory)

  1. biologically or biochemically refractory
    • Overall, DOM from the pasture streams had lower proportions of biorefractory formulas but higher proportions of bioreactive formulas than DOM from the forest streams (Table 2 ).2015 December 30, “Use of ESI-FTICR-MS to Characterize Dissolved Organic Matter in Headwater Streams Draining Forest-Dominated and Pasture-Dominated Watersheds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of biorefractory

comparativemore biorefractory
superlativemost biorefractory

Origin of biorefractory

From bio- + refractory.

Questions about biorefractory

What does biorefractory mean?
Biorefractory means biologically or biochemically refractory.
What part of speech is biorefractory?
Biorefractory is an adjective.

Words near biorefractory in the dictionary

  1. biorefinement
  2. biorefineries
  3. biorefinery
  4. biorefines
  5. biorefining
  6. biorefractory
  7. bioregeneration
  8. bioregenerative
  9. bioregion
  10. bioregional
  11. bioregionalisation

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