bioretention

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noun

retention (removal) of groundwater contaminants

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Meanings

nounbioretention (countable and uncountable, plural bioretentions)

plural bioretentions

  1. countableuncountableretention (removal) of groundwater contaminants

Origin

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APA

bioretention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioretention

MLA

“bioretention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioretention. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioretention,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioretention.

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