biocomputer

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noun

Any of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).

OriginEnglish computer ← French computer ← Latin computāre →
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Meanings

nounbiocomputer (plural biocomputers)

plural biocomputers

  1. biologyAny of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).

    These prototype biocomputers use slime moulds to solve a range of geometrical problems.

    2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 71

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Latincomputō
  6. Latincomputāre
  7. Frenchcomputer
  8. Englishcompute
  9. Englishcomputer
  10. Englishbiocomputer

From bio- + computer.

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APA

biocomputer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocomputer

MLA

“biocomputer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocomputer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biocomputer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biocomputer.

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