bioactivity

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noun

Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.

OriginEnglish activity ← Middle French activité ← Latin āctīvitās →
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Meanings

nounbioactivity (countable and uncountable, plural bioactivities)

plural bioactivities

  1. countableuncountablebiologyBiologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect (function or dysfunction, benefit or toxicity) of a substance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvus
  11. Latināctīvitās
  12. Middle Frenchactivité
  13. Englishactivity
  14. Englishbioactivity

From bio- + activity.

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APA

bioactivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivity

MLA

“bioactivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioactivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioactivity.

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