biotechnology – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
biotechnology
n.
application of biological knowledge to industrial needs
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of
bioengineering,
biomedical engineering,
biomanufacturing, etc.
biotechnology
Noun
1. the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem"
(hypernym) molecular biology
(hyponym) bioremediation
2. the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
(synonym) bioengineering, ergonomics
(hypernym) engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology
biotechnology
n.
biotechnologie
biotechnology
Rzecz.
biotechnologia
