biohacking
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.50 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A set of practices that aims to alter, optimize, or extend biological systems, especially the human body, using techniques drawn from biology, engineering, computing, and self-experimentation.
Informal; Uncountable
noun
The practice of deliberately modifying, editing, or manipulating biological molecules, especially DNA and RNA, sometimes with the potential disregard of ethical standards.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Does biohacking actually alter your biology? Yes and no."
- "Biohacking is a very broad concept. It ranges from people that drink bulletproof coffee or people that have chips implanted in their body, to people that use at-home DNA analysis kits. Biohackers often associate themselves with biopunk, transhumanism or techno-progressivism."