| bioremediation |
the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances
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| bibliomania |
preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books
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| bill of health |
a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)
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| bibulous |
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"; "sottish behavior"
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| bioassay |
appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard subject to a bio-assay
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