biotherapeutic
/bˌaɪoʊθˌɛɹəpjˈutɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A therapeutic material produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology.
Example Sentences
- "“We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapeutic English biotherapeutic From bio- + therapeutic.