biocontamination

noun

Contamination with biological material or agents.

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Meanings

nounbiocontamination (uncountable)
  1. uncountableContamination with biological material or agents.

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

    2015 July 6, “Biofumigation on Post-Harvest Diseases of Fruits Using a New Volatile-Producing Fungus of Ceratocystis fimbriata”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From bio- + contamination.

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APA

biocontamination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocontamination

MLA

“biocontamination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocontamination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biocontamination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocontamination.

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