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- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Middle Englishchippe
- Englishchip
- English todaybiochip
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
biochip
Today it means: A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a semiconductor. Full definition →
English chip ← Middle English chippe ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)