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phytodegradation

phytodegradation noun: the process by which substances taken by a plant from its environment are broken down.

Noun

phytodegradation (uncountable)

  1. The process by which substances taken by a plant from its environment are broken down

Origin of phytodegradation

From phyto- + degradation.

Questions about phytodegradation

What does phytodegradation mean?
Phytodegradation means the process by which substances taken by a plant from its environment are broken down.
What part of speech is phytodegradation?
Phytodegradation is a noun.

Words near phytodegradation in the dictionary

  1. phytocultural
  2. phytocyanin
  3. phytocyanins
  4. phytocystatin
  5. phytocystatins
  6. phytodegradation
  7. phytodemographic
  8. phytodepuration
  9. phytodepurative
  10. phytodetrital
  11. phytodetritus

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