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Etymology edit

bio- +‎ contamination

Noun edit

biocontamination (uncountable)

  1. Contamination with biological material or agents.
    • 2015 July 6, “Biofumigation on Post-Harvest Diseases of Fruits Using a New Volatile-Producing Fungus of Ceratocystis fimbriata”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Some volatiles have been considered as indicators of biocontamination in the food processing industry or the basis of taxonomic research [2 ].

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