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biobank.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

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

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English bank English biobank From bio- + bank.

verb

  1. To store (biological material) in a biobank.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English bank English biobank From bio- + bank.

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