biodeterioration
noun
bio·de·te·ri·o·ra·tion ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-di-ˌtir-ē-ə-ˈrā-shən 
: the breakdown of materials by microbial action
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The researchers detected no visible biodeterioration on the drawing, apart from foxing stains (small yellow-brown spots or blotches). 
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2020 Word History
First Known Use
1953, in the meaning defined above
- keeper of the great seal
- keeper of the privy purse
- keeper of the privy seal
- keeper of the seal
- keepering
- keepers
- keepership
- keeperships
- keeping
- keeping (back)
- Cerambycidae
- cerambycidaes
- cerambycoid
- Ceramiaceae
- ceramiaceous
- Ceramiales
- ceramic
- ceramic aggregate
- ceramic bond
- ceramic engineering
- ceramic glaze
- ceramic mosaic
- ceramicist
- ceramicists
- ceramicite