mycoremediate

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English

Etymology

From myco- +‎ remediate.

Verb

mycoremediate (third-person singular simple present mycoremediates, present participle mycoremediating, simple past and past participle mycoremediated)

  1. To use fungi to degrade or sequester environmental contaminants.
    • 2011, Paul Stamets, Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World, page 112:
      When choosing mushroom species to mycoremediate a toxic site, select species that naturally grow in that landscape.
    • 2012, Robert Rogers, The Fungal Pharmacy, page 6:
      The findings of that work could help mycoremediate the oil sands tailings in the Fort McMurray area of northern Alberta.
    • 2020, Judith Karen Fenley, Oberon Zell, Death Rights and Rites: A Practical Guide to a Meaningful Death:
      Due to the fungi's ability to deactivate and mycoremediate toxins, the environment is not affected negatively.