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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley