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mycoremediation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-core-me-di-a-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment.

Uncountable

Etymology

From myco- + remediation, coined by Paul Stamets; also, by surface analysis, mycoremediate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mycoremediations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mycoremediated mycoremediator phytoremediation

Questions

What does mycoremediation mean?
The use of fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment.
Where does mycoremediation come from?
From myco- + remediation, coined by Paul Stamets; also, by surface analysis, mycoremediate + -ion.

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