Related Words for biodegradation

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Word	Syllables	Categories
biotransformation	xxxx/x	Noun, Noun
bioremediation	x/xxx/x	Noun
sorption	/x	Noun
hydrolytic	/x/x	Adjective
solubilization	/xxx/x	Noun
degradation	xx/x	Noun
nitrification	/xx/x	Noun
bioaccumulation	xxxxx/x	Noun
denitrification	x/xx/x	Noun
desorption	x/x	Noun
adsorption	//x	Noun
volatilization	/xxx/x	Noun
leachate	/x	Noun
decomposition	xxx/x	Noun
phytoremediation	xxxxx/x	Noun
depolymerization	xxxxx/x	Noun
microbial	x/xx	Adjective
oxidation	xx/x	Noun
bioactivity	xxx/xx	Noun
desulfurization	/x/x/x	Noun
catabolism	x/xxx	Noun
biopolymer	/x/xx	Noun
anaerobic	xx/x	Adjective
pyrolysis	x/xx	Noun
kinetics	x/x	Noun
corruption	x/x	Noun
biotechnology	xxx/xx	Noun
biotic	x/x	Adjective
fermentation	xx/x	Noun
microbiology	xxx/xx	Noun
biogenesis	/x/xx	Noun
biocompatibility	xxxxx/xx	Noun
fungus	/x	Verb
las	/	Noun
swisher	/x	Name
trichloroethylene	/xx/xx	Noun
aerobic	x/x	Adjective
surfactant	x/x	Adjective
xenobiotics	/xx/x	Noun
contaminant	x/xx	Adjective, Noun
atrazine	/xx	Noun
biphenyls	/xx	Noun
naphthalene	/xx	Noun
organics	x/x	Noun
pah	/	Noun
polyurethanes	xx/xx	Noun
hydrocarbon	xx/x	Noun
alkanes	/x	Noun
photolysis	x/xx	Noun
lignin	/x	Noun
pollutant	x/x	Adjective
advection	x/x	Noun
polyesters	/xxx	Noun
detoxification	xxxx/x	Noun
poly	/x	Noun
enhanced	x/	Adjective, Verb
phenols	/x	Noun
toluene	//	Noun
resistant	x/x	Noun
benzene	x/	Noun
bacterium	x/xx	Noun
biosynthesis	/x/xx	Noun
sludge	/	Noun
compounds	/x	Noun
bioavailability	xxxxx/xx	Noun
polyethylene	xx/xx	Noun
polymers	/xx	Noun
aquifer	/xx	Noun
cellulose	/xx	Noun
wastes	/	Noun
pesticides	/xx	Noun
rot	/	Noun
undergo	xx/	Verb
herbicides	/xx	Noun
chemicals	/xx	Noun
accelerate	x/xx	Verb
wastewater	/xx	Noun
detergents	x/x	Noun
microorganisms	xx/xxx	Noun
gasoline	/xx	Noun
plastics	/x	Noun
petroleum	x/xx	Noun
seawater	/xx	Noun
groundwater	/xx	Noun
solvents	/x	Noun
resists	x/	Verb
stimulate	/xx	Verb
dyes	/	Noun
sutures	/x	Noun
modeling	/xx	Verb
weathering	/xx	Noun
substrates	/x	Noun
intrinsic	x/x	Adjective
esters	/x	Noun
corrosion	x/x	Noun
deactivation	x/x/x	Noun
denaturation	xxx/x	Noun
densification	xxx/x	Noun
evaporation	xxx/x	Noun
flocculation	/x/x	Noun
reabsorption	xx/x	Noun
recycling	x/xx	Noun
solubility	/x/xx	Noun
vaporization	xxx/x	Noun
idiomatic	xxx/x	Adjective, Noun
daylight	/x	Noun, Verb
dialect	/xx	Noun
standard	/x	Adjective, Noun
cluster	/x	Noun, Verb
chunk	/	Noun, Verb
vernacular	x/xx	Noun, Adjective
collocation	xx/x	Noun
expression	x/x	Noun
gloss	/	Noun, Verb
literally	/xxx	Adverb
stovepipe	/x	Noun, Verb
headlines	/x	Noun
milestone	/x	Noun, Verb