Associations to the word «Biotechnology»

Wiktionary

BIOTECHNOLOGY, noun. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
BIOTECHNOLOGY, noun. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.

Dictionary definition

BIOTECHNOLOGY, noun. The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem".
BIOTECHNOLOGY, noun. The branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke