bioinorganic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.16 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing the influence of inorganic compounds (especially metals) on biological processes, or the metabolism and biosynthesis of inorganic materials (such as silica)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English inorganic English bioinorganic From bio- + inorganic.