bioelectric
adjective
bio·elec·tric
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or less commonly bioelectrical \ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-i-ˈlek-tri-kəl
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Definition of bioelectric
: of or relating to electric phenomena in living organisms
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Other Words from bioelectric
bioelectricity
\ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-i-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē
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noun
Examples of bioelectric in a Sentence
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The bioelectric currents may convert minerals from one form to another, for instance, fostering the growth of a diversity of other species. — New York Times, "Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’," 1 July 2019 The kinds of fixes enabled by bioelectric interventions are downright shocking. — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019 In 2015, Levin, his postdoc Vaibhav Pai, and other collaborators showed experimentally that bioelectric signals from the body shape the development and patterning of the brain in its earliest stages. — Quanta Magazine, "Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth," 13 Mar. 2018 The bioelectric currents may convert minerals from one form to another, for instance, fostering the growth of a diversity of other species. — New York Times, "Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’," 1 July 2019 The kinds of fixes enabled by bioelectric interventions are downright shocking. — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019 Could cancer be reversed by controlling the bioelectric conversations among cells? — Sally Adee, Quartz, "Our bodies are full of electricity that could help us fight cancer," 30 May 2019 In 2015, Levin, his postdoc Vaibhav Pai, and other collaborators showed experimentally that bioelectric signals from the body shape the development and patterning of the brain in its earliest stages. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth," 18 Mar. 2018 And because the brain and nervous system are so conspicuously active electrically, the researchers also began to probe their involvement in long-distance patterns of bioelectric information affecting development. — Adam Rogers, WIRED, "Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth," 18 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bioelectric.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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