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<chemistry> A completely synthetic chemical compound which does not naturally occur on earth and thus believed to be resistant to environmental degradation.
<biochemistry> A branch of biotechnology called bioremediation is seeking to develop biological methods to degrade such compounds.
(13 Nov 1997)
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