Amorphous: not having a crystalline structure, i.e. having an unordered arrangement of molecules.

 Aromatic: an aromatic compound contains at least one benzene ring

 Benzene: a hexagonal ring of carbons with alternating single and double bonds.

 Bioremediation: application of biological processes to treatment of pollution.

 Chelate: An inorganic chemical ring complex which has a metal ion enclosed.

 Facultative: capable of but not restricted to a function.

 Free radical: An atom of group of atoms which have an unpaired electron, making it extremely unstable and liable therefore to undergo further reactions.

 Hydroxyl: having the group OH in the compound

 Hypha (ae): a tubular filament produced by fungi, where enzymes are produced for digestion.  Many hyphae make a mycelium.

 Mycology: the study of fungi

 Mycorrhiza: symbiotic association between hyphae of certain fungi and roots of plants.

 Mycosis: fungal infection of an animal.

 Mycotoxin: toxin produced by a fungus.

 Organopollutant: any carbon containing compound that is toxic in the environment.

 Phenol: any hydroxyl derivative of a hydrocarbon.

 Recalcitrant: a compound that resists biodegradation.

 Redox reactions/potential: an oxidising or reducing reaction that involves either loss or gain of electrons.

 Xenobiotic: any compound that is man made and not found naturally in the environment.

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