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biotech

noun
/ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk/UK/ˈbaɪoʊˌtɛk/US

Etymology

Clipping of biotechnology. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + tech (“technology”) or as a clipped compound, bio(logical) tech(nology).

Definitions

  1. Biotechnology.

    • I’m planning to work in biotech after college.

  2. A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.

    • A lot of people invested in biotechs back in the ’90s.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biotech. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA