Meanings
nounbiorepository (plural biorepositories)
plural biorepositories
- biologya long-term storage and conservation facility for biological specimens
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishrepository
- Englishbiorepository
From bio- + repository.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish bithbhanc
- bithbhanca long-term storage and conservation facility for biological specimens
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APA
biorepository. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorepository
MLA
“biorepository.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorepository. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biorepository,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biorepository.
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