Biorefractory

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    biologically or biochemically refractory

    "Overall, DOM from the pasture streams had lower proportions of biorefractory formulas but higher proportions of bioreactive formulas than DOM from the forest streams (Table 2 )."

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"Overall, DOM from the pasture streams had lower proportions of biorefractory formulas but higher proportions of bioreactive formulas than DOM from the forest streams (Table 2 )."

Etymology

From bio- + refractory.

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