bioreactor

noun

bio·re·ac·tor | \ ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər

Definition of bioreactor

: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (such as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)

Examples of bioreactor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Depending on the organ's complexity, there is sometimes a need to mature the tissue further in a bioreactor or further drive connections, Lewis said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 June 2022 That’s why a group of scientists, including astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux, created a bioreactor called Atmos. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 19 Mar. 2022 Avoiding supply bottlenecks of bioreactor bags, vials and syringes could have sped production and distribution of vaccines and saved lives. — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 The regrowth was facilitated by a combination of a five-drug cocktail and a silicone wearable bioreactor called a BioDome. — NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022 This is why today, LanzaTech’s focus is on making their cutting-edge bioreactor units able to be operated safely and effectively by non-experts. — Erik Kobayashi-solomon, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 What may look to some like a contemporary art installation is actually an urban photo-bioreactor, named Liquid3. — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2022 The cells are then grown, matured, and placed in a bioreactor, a big steel tank with knobs and valves. — Larissa Zimberoff, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2022 The scientists gave just the bioreactor to a group as well. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 31 Jan. 2022 See More

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bioreactor

noun

bio·re·ac·tor | \ ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər

Medical Definition of bioreactor

: a device or apparatus in which living organisms and especially bacteria synthesize useful substances (as interferon) or break down harmful ones (as in sewage)