bioconcrete en · NOUN
Etymology
From bio- + concrete.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A mixture of concrete and bacteria for use as a self-mending road material.
Jonkers is hoping that his new method of encapsulating the bacteria and calcium lactate will reduce the cost of bioconcrete by as much as 50 percent, making the substance only slightly more expensive than traditional concrete.
2017 September 27, “What is Bio-Concrete?”, in General Kinematics, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2025: