bioreactor

noun

bio·​re·​ac·​tor ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər 

: 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

In other cases the cells may be cultivated in a bioreactor, in which they are suspended and kept in motion; constant spinning encourages the cells to self-organize into multilayered, three-dimensional structures. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

The textile serves as a growth substrate, which the company describes as a bioreactor. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

The yeast from dismantled structures can be regrown in bioreactors. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

When a building is no longer needed, settlers can break it down, harvest the living yeast cells, and regrow them inside bioreactors. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bioreactor

• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor
• reactor
• redactor
• refractor

Medical Definition

bioreactor

noun

bio·​re·​ac·​tor ˌbī-ō-rē-ˈak-tər 

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