Associations to the word «Biochip»

Wiktionary

BIOCHIP, noun. (computing) A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a semiconductor
BIOCHIP, noun. An identification chip fitted into the flesh of an animal

Dictionary definition

BIOCHIP, noun. A microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats