Meanings
nounbioinactivation (plural bioinactivations)
plural bioinactivations
- biochemistryThe metabolic conversion of a xenobiotic substance to a less toxic derivative
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvus
- Latinināctīvu
- Frenchinactif
- Englishinactive
- Englishinactivation
- Englishbioinactivation
From bio- + inactivation.
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