Etymology

biofunctionalization

Today it means: The modification of a material (especially a nanomaterial) to add biological function Full definition →

English functional ← 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. Englishfunctional
  6. English todaybiofunctionalization

From bio- + functional + -ization.

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