"biofacture" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: biofactures [present, singular, third-person], biofacturing [participle, present], biofactured [participle, past], biofactured [past]
Etymology: From bio- + -facture. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bio-|-facture}} bio- + -facture Head templates: {{en-verb}} biofacture (third-person singular simple present biofactures, present participle biofacturing, simple past and past participle biofactured)
  1. (transitive) To produce (something) using biological methods. Tags: transitive
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