biofilter

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ filter.

Noun

biofilter (plural biofilters)

1. Any device for carrying out biofiltration.
   • 2022 December 5, Caitlin Doughty, “If You Want to Give Something Back to Nature, Give Your Body”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Fragrant gasses such as cadaverine and putrescine are treated with a biofilter before being released.

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.

Anagrams

• fibrolite