Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable)Biotechnology.

    I’m planning to work in biotech after college.

  2. (countable)A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.

    A lot of people invested in biotechs back in the ’90s.

More definitions
  • the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Sami was a business manager at a biotech company.

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  2. Martino is an Algerian biotech engineer.

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  3. Biotech and Moderna have a lead in the Corona or Covid vaccination.

    deBioNTech und Moderna haben eine Vorreiterstellung bei der Corona- oder COVID-Impfung. — jayrod84

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Origin

Clipping of biotechnology. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + tech (“technology”) or as a

Clipping of biotechnology. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + tech (“technology”) or as a clipped compound, bio(logical) tech(nology).

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Forms

plural: biotechs
Singularbiotech
Pluralbiotechs

irregular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes:biotechnology

Word family

1 related words
Derivedagribiotech

Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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