Etymology

biocentre

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Today it means: Any of a number of institutions, often attached to a university, that are centres for biotechnology research and development Full definition →

English centre ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishcentre
  6. English todaybiocentre

From bio- + centre.

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