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bioinformatics

/ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
bioin-for-mat-ics
IPA
/ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English informatics English bioinformatics From bio- + informatics.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/
  • British English: /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bio-informatics (alternative)

Derived Forms

glycobioinformatics

Phrases

translational bioinformatics

Frequently Paired Words

ecoinformatics

Questions

How do you pronounce bioinformatics?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/.
What does bioinformatics mean?
A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
Where does bioinformatics come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? Latin fōrma Latin fōrmō Latin īnfōrmō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin īnfōrmātiōder. Middle English enformacioun English information Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English informatics English bioinformatics From bio- + informatics.

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