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biotechnology
noun(bio-tech-nol-o-gy)the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (such as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals); also : any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
biotechnology
noun(bio-tech-nol-o-gy)ergonomics
biotechnology
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(bio-tech-nol-o-gy)an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely —called also biotechnology, human engineering, human factors
biotechnology
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(bio-tech-nol-o-gy)the design characteristics of an object resulting especially from the application of the science of ergonomics