Meanings
verbbioactivate (third-person singular simple present bioactivates, present participle bioactivating, simple past and past participle bioactivated)
present singular third person bioactivates · participle present bioactivating · participle past bioactivated · past bioactivated
- biologyTo activate by means of bioactivation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishbioactivate
Cite this entry
APA
bioactivate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivate
MLA
“bioactivate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioactivate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivate.
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