biotech
nounUK /ˈbaɪəʊˌtɛk/ · US /ˈbaɪoʊˌtɛk/
Etymology Clipping of biotechnology. Analyzable as bio- (“biological”) + tech (“technology”) or as a clipped compound, bio(logical) tech(nology).
1
Biotechnology.
- I’m planning to work in biotech after college.
2
A company specializing in biotechnology, or stock in such a company.
- A lot of people invested in biotechs back in the ’90s.
- Derived terms
- agribiotech