n.
Pronunciation: ˌ b ī - ō -tek- ' nä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1941
1 : the manipulation (as through genetic engineering) of living organisms or their components to produce useful usually commercial products (as pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, or novel pharmaceuticals) also : any of various applications of biological science used in such manipulation
2 : ERGONOMICS 1
– bio · tech · no · log · i · cal \ - ˌ tek-n ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– bio · tech · no · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– bio · tech · nol · o · gist \ - ' nä-l ə -jist \ noun