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biotechnology

noun

Simple meaning

The use of living organisms in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.

Pronunciation

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baɪoʊtɛkˈnɑlədʒi

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Definition

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noun

  1. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.

  2. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.

  3. The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

  4. Genetic engineering

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.

Used this way, biotechnology is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

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More ways to use biotechnology

  • “Biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem.”noun

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Synonyms

Sense: use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial

bioengineering

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