bioelectronics
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.36 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The proposed construction of electronic-like circuits from proteins or other biological macromolecules
Uncountable
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English electronics English bioelectronics From bio- + electronics.