a small glass or silicon plate containing an array of biochemical molecules or structures, used as a biosensor or in gene sequencing
Also called: microarray
biochip in American English
(ˈbaiouˌtʃɪp)
noun
an experimental integrated circuit composed of biochemical substances or organic molecules
Word origin
[1980–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, biobehavioral, hub-and-spoke, nuclear winter, starch blocker
Examples of 'biochip' in a sentence
biochip
Another new development that promises major advances in proteomics is the protein biochip.