biotech (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *biotech*:
NOUN	cognition	biotech, biotechnology	the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes

biotech > pronunciation
Sounds	bay'owteh.k
Rhymes	Aztec ... wreck: 41 rhymes with ehk...

English > *biotech*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes.
Example	"biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
Synonym	biotechnology
Narrower	bioremediation	The branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems
Narrower	genetic engineering, gene-splicing, recombinant DNA technology	The technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
Broader	molecular biology	The branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)
Spanish	biotecnología
Catalan	biotecnologia

HyperDic: biotech