biotech
noun/ˈbaɪoʊtɛk/
Frequency rank: #11,021 most common English word
Meaning
short for biotechnology; the use of living systems and organisms to develop products, especially in medicine and agriculture.
Example sentence
She landed her dream job at biotech startup that develops new medicines using gene editing.
Synonyms & related words
- biotechnology
- bioscience
- genomics
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