Meanings
nounbiotechnologist (plural biotechnologists)
plural biotechnologists
- A technologist who works in the field of biotechnology
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
- Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*léǵ-e-ti
- Proto-Hellenic*légō
- Ancient Greekλέγω (légō)
- Ancient Greekτεχνολόγος (tekhnológos)
- Ancient Greekτεχνολογία (tekhnología)
- Englishtechnolog(y)
- Englishtechnologist
- Englishbiotechnologist
From bio- + technologist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek βιοτεχνολόγος
- βιοτεχνολόγος (viotechnológos)one who works in biotechnology
Italian biotecnologo, biotecnologa
- biotecnologoone who works in biotechnology
- biotecnologaone who works in biotechnology
Polish biotechnolog
- biotechnologone who works in biotechnology
Cite this entry
APA
biotechnologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotechnologist
MLA
“biotechnologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotechnologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotechnologist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotechnologist.
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