hypertolerant

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adjective

Unusually tolerant of environmental trace elements.

“Near-synonyms: hyperpatient, overpatient; lenient, permissive; lax”

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivehypertolerant (not comparable)
  1. Exhibiting hypertolerance.
    1. not comparableusuallyUnusually tolerant of environmental trace elements.

      Brownfields may sometimes be inadvertent laboratories in which hypertolerant varieties can be studied.

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      CONCLUSION. Aspergillus sp. have tremendous potential as bioremediation tool. Different studies indicate that they possess some evolutionary mechanisms to combat toxic situation. Additionally, the existence of hypertolerant strains makes them an automatic choice in the environmental cleaning process. The broad spectrum of organic acids produced by Aspergillus strains is believed to play a key role in minimizing the toxicity of hazardous environmental contaminants. Recent research trends focus on introduction of hypertolerance by means of genetic mutation for better bioremediation capability. As this fungus is naturally occurring in contaminated sites, it automatically helps in minimizing toxic substances of its habitat. Hence Aspergillus strains may be considered as natural cleaners employed by the environment itself for the purpose of bioremediation.

      2016, “Chapter 15: Role of Aspergillus in bioremediation process”, in Vijai Kumar Gupta, editor, New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Aspergillus System Properties and Applications, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 212
    2. not comparableuncommonlyExcessively tolerant of others' misbehavior.

      Near-synonyms: hyperpatient, overpatient; lenient, permissive; lax

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      Patience is a virtue, but those who are overpatient or hypertolerant risk inviting abusers to treat them like a doormat.

      Synonyms: hyperpatient, overpatient, lenient, permissive, lax

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExcessively tolerant of others' misbehavior.

Origin

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