biotech

bi·o·tech
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UK/ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk/US/ˈbaɪoʊˌtɛk/

noun

Biotechnology.

“I’m planning to work in biotech after college.”

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Meanings

nounbiotech (countable and uncountable, plural biotechs)

plural biotechs

  1. uncountableBiotechnology.

    I’m planning to work in biotech after college.

  2. countableA company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.

    A lot of people invested in biotechs back in the ’90s.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes

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Broader
molecular biology
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biotechnology

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Clipping of biotechnology. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + tech (“technology”) or as a clipped compound, bio(logical) tech(nology).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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