BIOBANK

Etymology

Noun

biobank (plural biobanks)

(biology) Any of several types of repository of biological material (e.g. seeds) or information (e.g. DNA).

Hyponym: cryobank

Verb

biobank (third-person singular simple present biobanks, present participle biobanking, simple past and past participle biobanked)

(biology, transitive) To store (biological material) in a biobank.

Source: Wiktionary



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