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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•o•tech•nol•o•gy /ˌbaɪoʊtɛkˈnɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Laboratorythe use of living organisms in the manufacture of drugs for environmental management.
bi•o•tech•ni•cal /ˌbaɪoʊˈtɛknɪkəl/USA pronunciation bi•o•tech•no•log•i•cal /ˌbaɪoʊˌtɛknəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. bi•o•tech•nol•o•gist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bi•o•tech•nol•o•gy (bī′ō tek nol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. - Biochemistrythe use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or other products or for environmental management, as in waste recycling: includes the use of bioreactors in manufacturing, microorganisms to degrade oil slicks or organic waste, genetically engineered bacteria to produce human hormones, and monoclonal antibodies to identify antigens. Cf. human engineering.
- 1940–45; bio- + technology
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: biotechnology /ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ/ n - (in industry) the technique of using microorganisms, such as bacteria, to perform chemical processing, such as waste recycling, or to produce other materials, such as beer and wine, cheese, antibiotics, and (using genetic engineering) hormones, vaccines, etc
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