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biotechnology
noun bio·tech·nol·o·gy \ˌbī-ō-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē\
: 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)
Full 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 (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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: ergonomics 1
— bio·tech·no·log·i·cal \-ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— bio·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— bio·tech·nol·o·gist \-ˈnä-lə-jist\ noun
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First Known Use of BIOTECHNOLOGY
1941
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BIOTECHNOLOGICALLY Defined for Kids
biotechnology
noun bio·tech·nol·o·gy \ˌbī-ō-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē\
Definition of BIOTECHNOLOGY for Kids
: 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)
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biotechnology
noun bio·tech·nol·o·gy \-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jē\
plural bio·tech·nol·o·gies
Medical 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 (as novel pharmaceuticals); also : any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
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—bio·tech·no·log·i·cal \-ˌtek-nə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ adjective
—bio·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
—bio·tech·nol·o·gist \-tek-ˈnäl-ə-jəst\ noun
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