bioremediator

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, bio- +‎ remediator, or, by surface analysis, bioremediate +‎ -or.

Noun

bioremediator (plural bioremediators)

  1. Any organism used in bioremediation.
    Hypernym: remediator
    Hyponyms: phytoremediator, mycoremediator
    • 2016 January 26, “Quantitative Modeling of Microbial Population Responses to Chronic Irradiation Combined with Other Stressors”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Such abilities were demonstrated by several fungal taxa (e.g. Penicillium, Cladosporium, Alternaria) in data set two, suggesting that their potential as radionuclide bioremediators may need to be evaluated further.
  2. A person engaged in bioremediation.
    Hypernym: remediator
    Hyponyms: phytoremediator, mycoremediator
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