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phytostabilization

phytostabilization noun: the long-term stabilization and containment of a pollutant by means of plants.

Noun

phytostabilization (uncountable)

  1. The long-term stabilization and containment of a pollutant by means of plants.
    • Under certain conditions, Oenothera biennis can simultaneously exclude the uptake of Cd and Cu, to screen excluder plants based on weed species could make a great breakthrough in phytostabilization and safe agroproduction for soils contaminated by heavy metals.2015 July 25, “Differences in Copper Absorption and Accumulation between Copper-Exclusion and Copper-Enrichment Plants: A Comparison of Structure and Physiological Responses”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of phytostabilization

From phyto- + stabilization.

Questions about phytostabilization

What does phytostabilization mean?
Phytostabilization means the long-term stabilization and containment of a pollutant by means of plants.
What part of speech is phytostabilization?
Phytostabilization is a noun.

Words near phytostabilization in the dictionary

  1. phytosphingosine
  2. phytosphingosines
  3. phytostabilisation
  4. phytostabiliser
  5. phytostabilisers
  6. phytostabilization
  7. phytostabilize
  8. phytostabilized
  9. phytostabilizer
  10. phytostabilizers
  11. phytostabilizes

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