biotechnology Label
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DefGEMET: A combination of biology and technology. It is used to describe developments in the application of biological organisms for commercial and scientific purposes. So 'bio' stands for biology and the science of life, and 'tech' stands for technology, or the tools and techniques that the biotechnologists have in their workbox. Those tools and techniques include microorganisms and a range of methods for manipulating them, such as genetic engineering. (Source: WRIGHT)
Part of speech
Noun (male)Base form
biotechnologInflectionals
biotechnologies, biotechnology, bio-technologies, bio-technology, bio technologies, bio technologyCompound from
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GEMETID898
Change Notes
Initial version
on 2007-02-11
Last change
Barbara Fock on 2019-10-29