BIOTECHNOLOGY

biotechnology, bioengineering, ergonomics

(noun) the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

biotechnology, biotech

(noun) the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; “biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

biotechnology (usually uncountable, plural biotechnologies)

The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.

The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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