phytoremediate

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verb

To carry out phytoremediation.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

verbphytoremediate (third-person singular simple present phytoremediates, present participle phytoremediating, simple past and past participle phytoremediated)

present singular third person phytoremediates · participle present phytoremediating · participle past phytoremediated · past phytoremediated

  1. To carry out phytoremediation.

Origin

Probably a back-formation from phytoremediation; by surface analysis, phyto- + remediate.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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