Meanings
plural bioorganisms
- A biological organism.
A second mechanism involves the active participation of the bioorganism.
2012, Charles G. Gebelein, Bioactive Polymeric Systems: An Overview, page 6702 more examples
Mr. Hawkes' last statement may be true for relatively small mercury-water systems but extrapolate a bit and place one "intelligent bioorganism exhaling carbon dioxide" (presumably human) in a closed room with a fan blowing recirculating air over the surface of a 500 ft² tank of mercury covered with a foot of water.
1967, Norman V. Steere, Safety in the chemical laboratory, volume 4, page 146Larger and more powerful regional and global nodes could inherit the attributes of this base node, thus enabling the growth of a Global Infosphere in a way quite analogous to the growth of a bioorganism.
1998, Ryan Henry, The Information Revolution and International Security, page 160
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishorganism
- Englishbioorganism
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