Meanings
nounagrobiotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural agrobiotechnologies)
plural agrobiotechnologies
- countableuncountableThe application of biotechnology to agriculture
And although the debate about GM crops and foods has become more muted in recent months, agrobiotechnology is still making it onto the front page.
2001, Leonie A. Marks, “Communicating about agrobiotechnology”, in AgBioForum, volume 4, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2009
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵros
- Proto-Italic*agros
- Latinager
- Englishagro-
- Englishbiotechnology
- Englishagrobiotechnology
From agro- + biotechnology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese agrobiotecnologia
- agrobiotecnologiathe application of biotechnology to agriculture
Spanish agrobiotecnología
- agrobiotecnologíathe application of biotechnology to agriculture
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