"bioactive" meaning in English

See bioactive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more bioactive [comparative], most bioactive [superlative]
Etymology: From bio- + active. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|active}} bio- + active Head templates: {{en-adj}} bioactive (comparative more bioactive, superlative most bioactive)
  1. Biologically active; having a biological effect. Translations (having a biological effect): bioactief (Dutch), bioaktiivinen (Finnish), bioaktív (Hungarian), bioaktif (Indonesian), bioaktiv (Norwegian Bokmål), bioaktiv (Norwegian Nynorsk), bioaktywny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bioactive-en-adj-BUjUozPX Disambiguation of 'having a biological effect': 99 1
  2. Describing a terrarium, vivarium, etc. that is self-sustaining and mimics a natural habitat.
    Sense id: en-bioactive-en-adj-MsSGJR9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 85 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 40 51 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 87 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 81 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 88 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 76 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 79 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 76 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 19 74 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 8 90 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 77 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioactive glass, nonbioactive

Noun

Forms: bioactives [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + active. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|active}} bio- + active Head templates: {{en-noun}} bioactive (plural bioactives)
  1. Such a material
    Sense id: en-bioactive-en-noun-x2RXUBjr

Inflected forms

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