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bioengineer

/bˌaɪoʊˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
bio-engi-neer
IPA
/bˌaɪoʊˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biologist or engineer whose speciality is bioengineering.

verb

To produce or alter (something) by bioengineering.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English engineer English bioengineer From bio- + engineer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bioengineers (plural) bioengineers (present, singular) bioengineering (participle, present) bioengineered (participle, past) bioengineered (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce bioengineer?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˌaɪoʊˌɛndʒənˈɪɹ/.
What does bioengineer mean?
A biologist or engineer whose speciality is bioengineering.
Where does bioengineer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English engineer English bioengineer From bio- + engineer.

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