bioresource

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noun

Any resource of biological origin.

OriginEnglish resource ← Middle English sours ← Old French sours →
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Meanings

nounbioresource (plural bioresources)

plural bioresources

  1. Any resource of biological origin.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Italic*wre-
  6. Latinre-
  7. Old Frenchre-
  8. Middle Englishre-
  9. Englishre-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  11. Proto-Italic*supo
  12. Latinsub
  13. Latinsub-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃réǵeti
  16. Proto-Italic*regō
  17. Latinregō
  18. Latinsubrigō
  19. Latinsurrigō
  20. Latinsurgere
  21. Old Frenchsourdre
  22. Old Frenchsours
  23. Middle Englishsours
  24. Englishsource
  25. Englishresource
  26. Englishbioresource

From bio- + resource.

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Translations

French bioressource
  • bioressourceresource of biological origin
German Bioressource
  • Bioressourceresource of biological origin
Korean 생물자원
  • 생물자원 (saengmuljawon)resource of biological origin
Cite this entry
APA

bioresource. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioresource

MLA

“bioresource.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioresource. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioresource,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioresource.

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