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mycofabrication

mycofabrication noun: the production of materials by using fungi to grow them.

Noun

mycofabrication (uncountable)

  1. The production of materials by using fungi to grow them.
    • In 'mycofabrication', building materials and textiles are grown out of mycelium and replace plastics and leather in many applications.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 11
    • Three-step mechanism for the mycofabrication of spherical AgNPs by P. glomerata was put forth by Gade et al. (2014) (Fig. 17.3).2021, Mahendra Rai, Beata Zimowska, György János Kövics, Phoma: Diversity, Taxonomy, Bioactivities, and Nanotechnology, page 320

Origin of mycofabrication

From myco- + fabrication.

Questions about mycofabrication

What does mycofabrication mean?
Mycofabrication means the production of materials by using fungi to grow them.
What part of speech is mycofabrication?
Mycofabrication is a noun.

Words near mycofabrication in the dictionary

  1. mycodiesels
  2. mycodiversity
  3. mycodomatia
  4. mycoestrogen
  5. mycoestrogens
  6. mycofabrication
  7. mycofenolate
  8. mycofiltration
  9. mycoflora
  10. mycoflorae
  11. mycofloral

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