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biotechnological

biotechnological

1 6.3
Relating to using living things in industry and technology
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊtɛkˈnɑlədʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biotecnológico
  • Society faces many questions regarding biotechnological, medical, and environmental ethics, with far-reaching consequences for the health and welfare of individuals, groups, and the environment.
  • biotechnological development
  • biotechnological and agricultural
  • biotechnological and medical

Examples

  • The Departments of Biology and Chemistry offer seminars on environmental issues and on topics in biotechnological and medical ethics, in which students examine high-profile or high-interest topics, engage in class debate, and write a comprehensive research paper on an issue that interests them.

    Academic text (2004)
  • She's a professor of biotechnological law in California.

  • But I see no alternative to doing so, since the biotechnological revolution is coming and there is nothing we can do to stop it.

    Academic text (2003)
  • As conventional medicine reaches a biotechnological peak, there is a deepening crisis of vision and values.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So the Bobos welcome the move from the sociobiological to the biotechnological era.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I think that biotechnological enhancement is the ultimate issue and that Kass is absolutely correct on this point.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Biotechnological developments have led, however, to a bumper crop of books aimed at popular audiences.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Because each area of engineering focuses on particular types of systems (e.g., mechanical, electrical, biotechnological), engineers become experts in the elements that such systems need.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Biodiversity prospectors search for genetic and biochemical resources that have commercial value, particularly to the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, and agricultural industries.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The biotechnological advances in agriculture have led to higher crop yields and better resistance to pests.

How Biological

biopharmaceutical
  • Specialized
1 7.8
biotechnological
  • Specialized
1 6.3
pharmaceutical
  • Specialized
102 5.5
chemical
541 3.2

Surface Forms

biotechnological positive

Morphology

biotechnological = biotechnology (semi-transparent) = bio + technology + al

The adjective is directly formed from the noun 'biotechnology' with '-al', but the specialized scientific meaning may not be fully recoverable for an average learner.

Etymology

Biotechnological joins the part bio- meaning 'life', the same part you see in biology, with technology meaning 'tools and methods'. So, biotechnological describes using living things as 'tools' or systems in science and industry.