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rhizoremediation

rhizoremediation noun: soil remediation by the use of plant root systems.

Noun

rhizoremediation (uncountable)

  1. Soil remediation by the use of plant root systems
    • This gene expression induction is consistent with willows' known rhizoremediation capabilities, and suggests the existence of S.2015 July 11, “Salix purpurea Stimulates the Expression of Specific Bacterial Xenobiotic Degradation Genes in a Soil Contaminated with Hydrocarbons”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of rhizoremediation

From rhizo- + remediation.

Questions about rhizoremediation

What does rhizoremediation mean?
Rhizoremediation means soil remediation by the use of plant root systems.
What part of speech is rhizoremediation?
Rhizoremediation is a noun.

Words near rhizoremediation in the dictionary

  1. rhizopodium
  2. rhizopodous
  3. rhizopods
  4. rhizopus
  5. rhizopuses
  6. rhizoremediation
  7. rhizoremediator
  8. rhizoremediators
  9. rhizoristic
  10. rhizosecrete
  11. rhizosecreted

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