See bioactive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "bioactive glass"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "nonbioactive"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bio",
"3": "active"
},
"expansion": "bio- + active",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From bio- + active.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more bioactive",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most bioactive",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"attestations": [
{
"date": "from 20th c.",
"references": []
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
98,
107
]
],
"ref": "2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:",
"text": "Although some cephalopod inks have been studied chemically, there’s still a lot unknown about the bioactive function of ink when released in the wild.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Biologically active; having a biological effect."
],
"id": "en-bioactive-en-adj-BUjUozPX",
"links": [
[
"active",
"active"
],
[
"biological",
"biological"
],
[
"effect",
"effect"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioactief"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiivinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktív"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktif"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktywny"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "12 85 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "40 51 8",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms prefixed with bio-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 87 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "11 81 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "7 88 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "14 80 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Dutch translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 76 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 79 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 76 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Indonesian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "19 74 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "8 90 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "17 77 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Polish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Describing a terrarium, vivarium, etc. that is self-sustaining and mimics a natural habitat."
],
"id": "en-bioactive-en-adj-MsSGJR9I",
"links": [
[
"terrarium",
"terrarium#English"
],
[
"vivarium",
"vivarium#English"
],
[
"self-sustaining",
"self-sustaining#English"
]
]
}
],
"word": "bioactive"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bio",
"3": "active"
},
"expansion": "bio- + active",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From bio- + active.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "bioactives",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "bioactive (plural bioactives)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Such a material"
],
"id": "en-bioactive-en-noun-x2RXUBjr"
}
],
"word": "bioactive"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms prefixed with bio-",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Indonesian translations",
"Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
"Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
"Terms with Polish translations"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "bioactive glass"
},
{
"word": "nonbioactive"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bio",
"3": "active"
},
"expansion": "bio- + active",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From bio- + active.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more bioactive",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most bioactive",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"attestations": [
{
"date": "from 20th c.",
"references": []
}
],
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
98,
107
]
],
"ref": "2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:",
"text": "Although some cephalopod inks have been studied chemically, there’s still a lot unknown about the bioactive function of ink when released in the wild.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Biologically active; having a biological effect."
],
"links": [
[
"active",
"active"
],
[
"biological",
"biological"
],
[
"effect",
"effect"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Describing a terrarium, vivarium, etc. that is self-sustaining and mimics a natural habitat."
],
"links": [
[
"terrarium",
"terrarium#English"
],
[
"vivarium",
"vivarium#English"
],
[
"self-sustaining",
"self-sustaining#English"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioactief"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiivinen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktív"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktif"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiv"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"lang_code": "nn",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktiv"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "having a biological effect",
"word": "bioaktywny"
}
],
"word": "bioactive"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms prefixed with bio-",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Indonesian translations",
"Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
"Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
"Terms with Polish translations"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bio",
"3": "active"
},
"expansion": "bio- + active",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From bio- + active.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "bioactives",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "bioactive (plural bioactives)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Such a material"
]
}
],
"word": "bioactive"
}
Download raw JSONL data for bioactive meaning in English (3.6kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-14 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-02-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 59dc20b). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.