bioengineered

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adjective

Produced, or modified, by bioengineering

OriginEnglish engineer ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

adjectivebioengineered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProduced, or modified, by bioengineering

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishengineer
  6. Englishbioengineered

From bio- + engineer + -ed.

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Translations

Italian bioingegnerizzato
  • bioingegnerizzatoTranslations
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