单词 | biotechnic |
释义 | biotechnicadj. Of or relating to biotechnics or biotechnology; = biotechnological adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > study of work > [adjective] > relating to technology or technography > branches of biotechnic1927 soft1972 zygological1978 biotech1980 biotechnology1982 nanotech1987 nanotechnological1987 1927 A. D. Defries Interpreter Geddes vi. 151 The cure is..still more in the biotechnic order, of which a garden was the first expression, and still perhaps the best. 1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities 495 Biotechnic, refers to an emergent economy..pointing to a civilization in which the biological sciences will be freely applied to technology... The application of bacteriology to medicine and sanitation, [etc.]..are further marks of this order. 1992 J. Crace Arcadia iv. i. 336 Achromatic rhubarb force-grown under fluorescent lights, and bio-technic aubergines which some chemist-gardener has artificially bloated in dioxide pods. 2006 Express (Nexis) 15 Feb. 13 We need only one major case solved with the assistance of a biotechnic identity card and the argument will be won. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1927 |
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