biomarker
/ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.63 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence of life.
Example Sentences
- "The goal of combining biomarkers is usually to increase the predictive power beyond that afforded by an individual molecular biomarker."
- "“We are very interested in the concept of biomarkers, including digital biomarkers; in other words, the pattern of your accessing the internet may allow us to detect whether or not you are going to turn out to be vulnerable or not,” said Fineberg, although she admits at present this is just a theoretical idea."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English mark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marker English biomarker From bio- + marker.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbaɪoʊˌmɑɹkɚ/
- British English: /ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Biology.