"biotechnology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk.nɒl.əʊ.dʒi/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-biotechnology.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-biotechnology.wav [US] Forms: biotechnologies [plural]
Etymology: bio- + technology Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|technology}} bio- + technology Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} biotechnology (usually uncountable, plural biotechnologies)
  1. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications): բիոտեխնոլոգիա (biotexnologia) (Armenian), biotecnologia [feminine] (Catalan), 生物技術 (Chinese Mandarin), 生物技术 (shēngwù jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), bioteknologia (Finnish), biotechnologie [feminine] (French), biotecnoloxía [feminine] (Galician), Biotechnologie [feminine] (German), βιοτεχνολογία (viotechnología) [feminine] (Greek), líftækni [feminine] (Icelandic), bioteknologio (Ido), biteicneolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), biotecnologia [feminine] (Italian), 生物工学 (seibutsu kōgaku) (alt: せいぶつこうがく) (Japanese), バイオテクノロジー (baiotekunorojii) (Japanese), បច្ចេកវិទ្យាជីវៈ (bɑɑcceekvityiəciivĕəʼ) (Khmer), bioteknologi (Malay), биотехнологи (biotexnologi) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), biotechnologie [feminine] (Norman), biotechnologia [feminine] (Polish), biotecnologia [feminine] (Portuguese), биотехноло́гия (biotexnológija) [feminine] (Russian), biotecnología [feminine] (Spanish), bioteknik [common-gender] (Swedish), hayaghimuan (Tagalog), biyoteknoloji (Turkish), công nghệ sinh học (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-biotechnology-en-noun-cILOio1D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 26 31 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of 'use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical applications': 88 8 4
  2. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biotechnology Translations (application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences): բիոտեխնոլոգիա (biotexnologia) (Armenian), biotecnologia [feminine] (Catalan), bioteknologia (Finnish), biotekniikka (Finnish), biotechnologie [feminine] (French), Biotechnologie [feminine] (German), Biotechnik [feminine] (German), líftækni [feminine] (Icelandic), bioteknologio (Ido), biteicneolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), biotecnologia [feminine] (Italian), biotechnologia [feminine] (Latin), biotechnologie [feminine] (Norman), teknolojiya zîndeyî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), biotecnologia [feminine] (Portuguese), biotecnología [feminine] (Spanish), hayaghimuan (Tagalog), biyoteknoloji (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biotechnology-en-noun-mCvAJemD Disambiguation of Biotechnology: 28 45 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of 'application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences': 6 78 16
  3. genetic engineering Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-biotechnology-en-noun-iBU0MWE2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, Genetic engineering Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 44 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Genetic engineering: 2 13 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agribiotechnology, biotech [abbreviation, informal], biotechnological Related terms: bioengineering, biomimetics, biomodification, bionics, genetic engineering

Inflected forms

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