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biotechnologythe use of living organisms or their components to develop products and technologies for various applications

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the use of living organisms or their components to develop products and technologies for various applications

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌbaɪoʊtekˈnɑːlədʒi/

Example Sentences

  • My friend works in biotechnology and claims he can make glow-in-the-dark pizza using jellyfish genes.
  • Biotechnology offers promising solutions for sustainable food production.
  • The biotechnology lab accidentally created a tomato that tastes like chocolate cake.

biotechnology

NOUN

[/ˌbaɪoʊtekˈnɑːlədʒi/]

the use of living organisms or their components to develop products and technologies for various applications

the use of living organisms or their components to develop products and technologies for various applications
💡 Concept

the use of living organisms or their components to develop products and technologies for various applications

Biotechnology meets methodology through advanced technology!
🎵 Rhyme

Biotechnology meets methodology through advanced technology!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌbaɪoʊtekˈnɑːlədʒi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌbaɪəʊtekˈnɒlədʒi/

🌳Etymology

Prefixbio--
Roottechno-
Suffix--logy

🎵Rhyme

technologymethodologypsychology
technology
methodology
psychology

🔗Collocations

agricultural biotechnology
biotechnology industry
medical biotechnology
biotechnology research
biotechnology company
environmental biotechnology

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend works in biotechnology and claims he can make glow-in-the-dark pizza using jellyfish genes.

Biotechnology offers promising solutions for sustainable food production.

😄 Fun example

The biotechnology lab accidentally created a tomato that tastes like chocolate cake.

Modern biotechnology enables the production of life-saving medicines.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

bioengineeringgenetic engineeringbiological technologybiotech

Antonyms

traditional methodsconventional technology

Related

geneticsmolecular biologybiochemistrybioinformaticspharmaceutical

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