biotransformation

noun

The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.

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

nounbiotransformation (countable and uncountable, plural biotransformations)

plural biotransformations

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.

Origin

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

From bio- + transformation.

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Translations

Spanish biotransformación
  • biotransformaciónbiochemistry
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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