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biocorrosion

noun

Etymology

From bio- + corrosion.

  1. derived from corrōdō
  2. derived from corrōsiōnem
  3. derived from corrosion
  4. inherited from corrosioun
  5. prefixed as biocorrosion — “bio + corrosion”

Definitions

  1. biological or biochemical corrosion (typically by microorganisms)

    • Biofilms can also lead to biocorrosion of drinking water pipes or industrial facilities [5 ] and contamination in food processing plants, causing food spoilage [6, 7 ].

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biocorrosion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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