Meanings
nounbiotherapeutic (plural biotherapeutics)
plural biotherapeutics
- A therapeutic material produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology.
“We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced.
2009 January 27, Natasha Singer, “In Wyeth, Pfizer Sees a Drug Pipeline”, in New York Times
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishtherapeutic
- Englishbiotherapeutic
From bio- + therapeutic.
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APA
biotherapeutic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapeutic
MLA
“biotherapeutic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapeutic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotherapeutic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapeutic.
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