Red Biotechnology definition

Bi′o·tech′no·log′i·cal adj.

biotechnology

(ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ)

1. (Biochemistry) (in industry) the means of using microorganisms, like micro-organisms, to do substance handling, eg waste recycling, or even to create various other materials, including alcohol and wine, mozzarella cheese, antibiotics, and (using hereditary engineering) hormones, vaccines, etc

biotechnological adj

ˌbioˌtechnoˈlogically adv

ˌbiotechˈnologist

bi•o•tech•nol•o•gy

(ˌbaɪ oʊ tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi)

letter.

employing residing organisms or other biological systems within the make of drugs and for ecological administration.

[1940–45]

bi`o•tech′ni•cal (-nɪ kəl) bi`o•tech`no•log′i•cal (-nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.

bi`o•tech•nol′o•gist, n.

bi·o·tech·nol·o·gy

1. Employing a full time income system to fix an engineering problem or perform an industrial task. Utilizing bacteria that prey on hydrocarbons to wash up an oil spill is one example of biotechnology.

2. The usage biological substances to engineer or manufacture a product or material, as whenever cells that create antibodies are cloned to study their effects on disease cells. See much more at genetic manufacturing.

ergonomics. — biotechnologist, n. — biotechnologie, biotechnological, adj.

See also: humanity

ergonomics.

See additionally: Environment

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Noun	1.	biotechnology - the branch of molecular biology that studies using microorganisms to execute specific commercial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered micro-organisms that solved the difficulty"
2.	biotechnology - the branch of engineering science where biological research can be used to examine the relation between workers and their conditions