- bioreactor
- noun Date: 1974 a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bioreactor
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bioreactor — bio·re·ac·tor .bī ō rē ak tər n a device or apparatus in which living organisms and esp. bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage) … Medical dictionary
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