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
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Another filtration system makes sure that no bacteria escape the bioreactor.
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Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
Ultimately the Good Meat deal would collapse into a legal dispute, with bioreactor firm ABEC alleging that the company owes more than $61 million in unpaid invoices.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Max Lloyd works with a bioreactor filled with growing plant cells at Ayana Bio in the Seaport.
—Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Each cell type has a different media, and the incubator or bioreactor acts as an oven-like device mimicking the internal temperature and oxygenation of the human body, Atala said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 June 2022
Its bioreactors use bacteria to convert food waste into usable plastics.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In an industry where most companies are using bioreactors that hold just hundreds or thousands of liters, the size of the project was unprecedented.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Other options include bioreactors for algae or indeed, any kind of cell that can be grown into food.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Governments are also aiding the development of meat grown from cell cultures in bioreactors, or egg and dairy products made via fermentation.
—Noah Gordon, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2023
Ultimately the Good Meat deal would collapse into a legal dispute, with bioreactor firm ABEC alleging that the company owes more than $61 million in unpaid invoices.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Max Lloyd works with a bioreactor filled with growing plant cells at Ayana Bio in the Seaport.
—Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Each cell type has a different media, and the incubator or bioreactor acts as an oven-like device mimicking the internal temperature and oxygenation of the human body, Atala said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 June 2022
Its bioreactors use bacteria to convert food waste into usable plastics.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
In an industry where most companies are using bioreactors that hold just hundreds or thousands of liters, the size of the project was unprecedented.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Other options include bioreactors for algae or indeed, any kind of cell that can be grown into food.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Governments are also aiding the development of meat grown from cell cultures in bioreactors, or egg and dairy products made via fermentation.
—Noah Gordon, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
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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)
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