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bioretention

bioretention noun: retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants.

Noun

bioretention (countable and uncountable, plural bioretentions)

  1. retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants

Forms of bioretention

pluralbioretentions

Origin of bioretention

From bio- + retention.

Questions about bioretention

What does bioretention mean?
Bioretention means retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants.
What part of speech is bioretention?
Bioretention is a noun.
What is the plural of bioretention?
The plural of bioretention is bioretentions.

Words near bioretention in the dictionary

  1. bioresponses
  2. bioresponsive
  3. bioresponsively
  4. bioresponsiveness
  5. bioresuspension
  6. bioretention
  7. bioretentions
  8. bioretrosynthesis
  9. bioreversible
  10. biorevitalization
  11. biorg

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