biophotoreactor

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noun

A vessel, usually of glass, in which a biochemical product is manufactured by illumination of a colony of an organism such as algae.

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

nounbiophotoreactor (plural biophotoreactors)

plural biophotoreactors

  1. biochemistryA vessel, usually of glass, in which a biochemical product is manufactured by illumination of a colony of an organism such as algae.

Origin

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

From bio- + photoreactor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

photobioreactor
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APA

biophotoreactor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotoreactor

MLA

“biophotoreactor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotoreactor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biophotoreactor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biophotoreactor.

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