biohydrometallurgy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subfield of hydrometallurgy that includes aspects of biotechnology, used for example in microbial mining, oil recovery, bioleaching, and water treatment.

Word forms

biohydrometallurgy

Etymology

From bio- + hydrometallurgy.

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