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biotechnology.

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

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌbaɪ.əʊˌtɛkˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/UK/ˌbaɪ.oʊˌtɛkˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/General-American/ˌbaɪ.oʊˌtɛkˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/Atlantic-Canada[ˌbaɪ.oːˌtɛkˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi]Atlantic-Canada
  1. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.

    uncountable · usually
  3. genetic engineering

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *téḱ-sneh₂der. Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti Proto-Hellenic *légō Ancient Greek λέγω (légō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos) Ancient Greek τεχνολόγος (tekhnológos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek τεχνολογία (tekhnología)lbor. English technology English biotechnology From bio- + technology.

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