bioremediator

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noun

Any organism used in bioremediation.

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Meanings

nounbioremediator (plural bioremediators)

plural bioremediators

  1. Any organism used in bioremediation.

    Such abilities were demonstrated by several fungal taxa (e.g. Penicillium, Cladosporium, Alternaria) in data set two, suggesting that their potential as radionuclide bioremediators may need to be evaluated further.

    2016 January 26, “Quantitative Modeling of Microbial Population Responses to Chronic Irradiation Combined with Other Stressors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. A person engaged in bioremediation.

Origin

By surface analysis, bio- + remediator, or, by surface analysis, bioremediate + -or.

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APA

bioremediator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioremediator

MLA

“bioremediator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioremediator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioremediator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioremediator.

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