New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
biotechnology — 1. Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use (Convention on Biological Diversity). 2. Interpreted in a narrow sense, ..... a… … Glossary of Biotechnology
Biotechnology — is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as: [ [http://www.biodiv.org/convention/convention.shtml The Convention… … Wikipedia
biotechnology — bi‧o‧tech‧nol‧o‧gy [ˌbaɪəʊtekˈnɒlədʒi ǁ ˌbaɪoʊtekˈnɑː ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the industrial use of living things to make drugs and chemicals, to destroy waste matter etc: • a biotechnology concern that develops products based on human … Financial and business terms
biotechnology — bi o*tech*nol o*gy n. same as {bioengineering}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
biotechnology — biotechnology. См. биотехнология. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
biotechnology — also bio technology, 1947, use of machinery in relation to human needs; 1972 in sense of use of biological processes in industrial production, from BIO (Cf. bio ) + TECHNOLOGY (Cf. technology) … Etymology dictionary
biotechnology — Biotechnology Биотехнология Совокупность промышленных методов, использующих для производства живые организмы и биологические процессы. Применяется в медицине (производство синтетических вакцин, моноклональных антител), пищевой промышленности… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
biotechnology — ► NOUN ▪ the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of micro organisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. DERIVATIVES biotechnological adjective biotechnologist… … English terms dictionary
biotechnology — [bī΄ō tek näl′ə jē] n. the use of the data and techniques of engineering and technology for the study and solution of problems concerning living organisms biotechnological adj. biotechnologist n … English World dictionary
biotechnology — biotechnical /buy oh tek ni keuhl/, biotechnological /buy oh tek nl oj i keuhl/, adj. biotechnologically, adv. biotechnologist, n. /buy oh tek nol euh jee/, n. the use of living organisms or other biological systems in the manufacture of drugs or … Universalium
Biotechnology — The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product research and development. In particular, biotechnology involves the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing… … Medical dictionary
