"biofilter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biofilters [plural]
Etymology: bio- + filter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|filter}} bio- + filter Head templates: {{en-noun}} biofilter (plural biofilters)
  1. Any device for carrying out biofiltration.
    Sense id: en-biofilter-en-noun-o255WOYz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 57 43

Verb

Forms: biofilters [present, singular, third-person], biofiltering [participle, present], biofiltered [participle, past], biofiltered [past]
Etymology: bio- + filter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|filter}} bio- + filter Head templates: {{en-verb}} biofilter (third-person singular simple present biofilters, present participle biofiltering, simple past and past participle biofiltered)
  1. (transitive) To filter by means of biofiltration. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-biofilter-en-verb-gPcNq6rA

Inflected forms

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