Meanings
nounbioinformatics (uncountable)
alternative bio-informatics
- uncountablebiologyA field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, one of the founders of the project, is the dissolution of genetic testing biz 23andMe and the potential weaponization of genetic data by authoritarian regimes.
2025 April 1, Thomas Claburn, “Genetic data repo OpenSNP to self-destruct before authoritarians weaponize it”, in The Register
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
- Latinfōrma
- Latinfōrmō
- Latinīnfōrmō
- Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
- Middle Englishenformacioun
- Englishinformation
- Englishinformatics
- Englishbioinformatics
From bio- + informatics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 生物信息學 /生物信息学, 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学
- 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (sang¹ mat⁶ seon³ sik¹ hok⁶)field of science
- 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (sang¹ mat⁶ zi¹ seon³ hok⁶)field of science
Chinese Mandarin 生物信息學 /生物信息学, 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学
- 生物信息學 /生物信息学 (shēngwù xìnxīxué)field of science
- 生物資訊學 /生物资讯学 (shēngwù zīxùnxué)field of science
Czech bioinformatika
- bioinformatikafield of science
Esperanto bioinformadiko, biokomputiko
- bioinformadikofield of science
- biokomputikofield of science
Estonian bioinformaatika
- bioinformaatikafield of science
Finnish bioinformatiikka
- bioinformatiikkafield of science
French bioinformatique
- bioinformatiquefield of science
German Bioinformatik
- Bioinformatikfield of science
Greek βιοπληροφορική
- βιοπληροφορική (viopliroforikí)field of science
Hungarian bioinformatika
- bioinformatikafield of science
Icelandic lífupplýsingafræði
- lífupplýsingafræðifield of science
Indonesian bioinformatika
- bioinformatikafield of science
Irish bithfhaisnéisíocht
- bithfhaisnéisíochtfield of science
Italian bioinformatica
- bioinformaticafield of science
Japanese バイオインフォマティクス, 生命情報科学
- バイオインフォマティクス (baioinfomatikusu)field of science
- 生命情報科学field of science
- 生物情報学field of science
- 情報生命科学field of science
Korean 바이오인포매틱스, 생물정보학
- 바이오인포매틱스 (baioinpomaetikseu)field of science
- 생물정보학 (saengmuljeongbohak)field of science
Malay bioinformatik
- bioinformatikfield of science
Polish bioinformatyka
- bioinformatykafield of science
Portuguese bioinformática
- bioinformáticafield of science
Romanian bioinformatică
- bioinformaticăfield of science
Russian биоинформа́тика
- биоинформа́тика (bioinformátika)field of science
Slovak bioinformatika
- bioinformatikafield of science
Spanish bioinformática
- bioinformáticafield of science
Swedish bioinformatik
- bioinformatikfield of science
Tamil உயிர் தகவலியல்
- உயிர் தகவலியல் (uyir takavaliyal)field of science
Thai ชีวสารสนเทศศาสตร์, ชีววิทยาเชิงคำนวณ
- ชีวสารสนเทศศาสตร์field of science
- ชีววิทยาเชิงคำนวณfield of science
Turkish biyoenformatik
- biyoenformatikfield of science
Ukrainian біоінформатика
- біоінформатика (bioinformatyka)field of science
Vietnamese tin sinh học
- tin sinh họcfield of science
Cite this entry
APA
bioinformatics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioinformatics
MLA
“bioinformatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioinformatics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioinformatics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioinformatics.
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