Meanings
- uncountablebiologyThe application of electronics in the field of biology
- uncountablebiologyThe proposed construction of electronic-like circuits from proteins or other biological macromolecules
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectron
- Englishelectronics
- Englishbioelectronics
From bio- + electronics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish bioelektroniikka, bioelektroniikka
- bioelektroniikkaapplication of electronics in biology
- bioelektroniikkaconstruction of electronic-like circuits from proteins
Polish bioelektronika
- bioelektronikaapplication of electronics in biology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bioelectronics
Cite this entry
bioelectronics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioelectronics
“bioelectronics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioelectronics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioelectronics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioelectronics.
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