what does biotechnology mean?
BIOTECHNOLOGY as NOUN
- Meaning
- the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
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Hypernyms(s) biotechnology is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes
Usage Example(s)
- biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem
Hypernyms(s) biotechnology is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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