n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -r ē - ' ak-t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -r ē - ' ak-t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012