biotechnologynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/informal biotech, uk/ˈbaɪ.əʊ.tek/us/-oʊ-/the use of living things, especially cells and bacteria, in industrial processes:
a biotech company/firm
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biochemistry
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- body clock
- entomology
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- survival of the fittest
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