Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biocontamination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bio-con-tam-i-na-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Contamination with biological material or agents.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some volatiles have been considered as indicators of biocontamination in the food processing industry or the basis of taxonomic research [2 ]."

Etymology

From bio- + contamination.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bio

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

biocontainment biocontaminant biocontaminate bioexclusion biomanagement biosafety bioscience biosecurity

Questions

What does biocontamination mean?: Contamination with biological material or agents.
Where does biocontamination come from?: From bio- + contamination.

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