biospecific

bi·o·spe·cif·ic
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UK/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/Canada, US/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/Australia/ˌbɑɪ.əʉ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/New Zealand/ˌbaɪ.ɐʉ.spəˈsəf.ək/

adjective

Whose properties or activities vary according to the specific biological molecule that it interacts with.

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

adjectivebiospecific (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryWhose properties or activities vary according to the specific biological molecule that it interacts with.
  2. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to a biospecies.

Origin

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

From bio- + specific.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with biospecific

specificpacificscientificterrificprolifichorrificinterspecifichieroglyphichonorificcalorifictranspacificunspecificconspecificsoporificpseudoscientificsalvificcolorificcalcificacidificalgificallospecificanaglyphicanticalcificantiprolific
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Cite this entry
APA

biospecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biospecific

MLA

“biospecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biospecific. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biospecific,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biospecific.

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