B2nounsciencetechnology
US/ˌbaɪ.oʊ.tekˈnɑː.lə.dʒi/
UK/ˌbaɪ.əʊ.tekˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/
the use of living cells and organisms to make useful products, such as medicines or new crops
In context
Advances in biotechnology have helped scientists make vaccines much faster.
My cousin studies biotechnology and wants to work on new rice varieties.
Several biotechnology companies have opened labs in the high-tech park.
Words that go with biotechnology
noun + noun
- biotechnology companyShe works in sales for a biotechnology company.
- biotechnology industryThe biotechnology industry is growing fast in Asia.
noun + preposition
- advances in biotechnologyRecent advances in biotechnology raise new ethical questions.
adjective + noun
- modern biotechnologyModern biotechnology can make plants resist drought.
- agricultural biotechnologyAgricultural biotechnology could help farmers grow more food.