Main Entry:

bio·tech·nol·o·gy

Pronunciation:

\ˌbī-ō-tek-ˈnä-lə-jē\

Function:

noun

Date:

1941

1: the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals) ; also : any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation2: ergonomics 1

— bio·tech·no·log·i·cal \-ˌtek-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— bio·tech·no·log·i·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— bio·tech·nol·o·gist \-ˈnä-lə-jist\ noun