biotechnology
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bio·tech·nol·o·gy
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Definition of biotechnology
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: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (such as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals)
also
: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
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Other Words from biotechnology
biotechnological
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biotechnologically
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biotechnologist
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Examples of biotechnology in a Sentence
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It was made in collaboration with researchers at Integral Molecular, a biotechnology company which specialises in antibody discovery. — S.h. | New York, The Economist, "Heather Dewey-Hagborg mixes biotechnology and art," 15 July 2019 Retrophin, a San Diego biotechnology company, netted 73 percent shareholder support for say-on-pay last year, while Qualcomm got 79 percent approval. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "How much did San Diego’s top CEOS make last year? (Hint, their average pay went up 42%)," 14 July 2019 Essentially, Perfect Day gives microflora — a specific type of fungi — a blueprint through biotechnology that allows it to ferment sugar and create whey and casein. — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Area company releases ice cream made with real dairy but no cows, at $20 a pint," 11 July 2019 ZeaKal was cofounded by Chen and San Diego agricultural biotechnology veteran Jerry Caulder. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "ZeaKal raises $10 million for hemp, cannabis products," 24 June 2019 Greg Jaffe, biotechnology director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said the impact of the executive order will depend on the details of how it's carried out by federal agencies. — Candice Choi, chicagotribune.com, "White House promoting looser regulation of genetically engineered food," 12 June 2019 The breakout event Monday was part of BIO 2019, the international biotechnology conference that has attracted more than 16,000 to the Convention Center and featured some of the city’s best and brightest minds in the cell and gene-therapy industry. — Ellie Rushing, https://www.inquirer.com, "Philly’s biotech leaders pitched the city at Bio 2019 to CEOs and some even seemed impressed," 5 June 2019 As similar approaches expand to other areas of biotechnology, highly acute sensors could become inexpensive enough to follow the path that smoke detectors took to the ceilings of every home and business within a decade or two. — Andrew Hessel, Ars Technica, "Printing vaccines at the pharmacy or at home will be the way of the future," 20 June 2019 The unit previously raised $600 million in 2017 for its first fund, which has made 15 investments, including in biotechnology companies Solid Biosciences Inc. and neuroscience-focused Cerevel Therapeutics. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bain Capital raises $900 million for life sciences fund," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'biotechnology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
English Language Learners Definition of biotechnology
: the use of living cells, bacteria, etc., to make useful products (such as crops that insects are less likely to destroy or new kinds of medicine)
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biotechnology
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bio·tech·nol·o·gy
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Kids Definition of biotechnology
: the use of techniques from genetics to combine inherited characteristics selected from different kinds of organisms into one organism in order to produce useful products (as drugs)
biotechnology
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bio·tech·nol·o·gy
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plural biotechnologies
Medical Definition of biotechnology
1
: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals)
also
: any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
2
: ergonomics
Other Words from biotechnology
biotechnological
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adjective
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biotechnologically
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biotechnologist
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