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mycofiltration

mycofiltration noun: the use of mushrooms to remove pollutants from rivers.

Noun

mycofiltration (uncountable)

  1. The use of mushrooms to remove pollutants from rivers
    • In 'mycofiltration', contaminated water is passed through mats of mycelium which filter out heavy metals and break down toxins.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 11

Origin of mycofiltration

From myco- + filtration.

Questions about mycofiltration

What does mycofiltration mean?
Mycofiltration means the use of mushrooms to remove pollutants from rivers.
What part of speech is mycofiltration?
Mycofiltration is a noun.

Words near mycofiltration in the dictionary

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

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