bioavailability
bioavailability noun: the extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.
Noun
bioavailability (countable and uncountable, plural bioavailabilities)
- The extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.
- The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.
- poor/low oral bioavailability
- The amount of drug or nutrient which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration.
bioavailability meaning in Tamil, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
bioavailability in Tamil
- உடலில் மருந்து இருப்பு
bioavailability in Malay
- amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
- bioavailabiliti, bioketersediaan, biokeperolehan
bioavailability in Indonesian
- amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
- bioavailabilitas, ketersediaan hayati
bioavailability in Vietnamese
- amount of drug which reaches the site of physiological activity after administration
- sinh khả dụng
Forms of bioavailability
| plural | bioavailabilities |
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Origin of bioavailability
From bio- + availability.
Questions about bioavailability
- What does bioavailability mean?
- Bioavailability means the extent to which a substance is molecularly available to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as solubility, pH level, and presence of enzymes and cofactors; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor metabolism of this particular vitamin.
- What is bioavailability in Tamil?
- Bioavailability in Tamil is உடலில் மருந்து இருப்பு. See Bioavailability meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bioavailability?
- Bioavailability is a noun.
- What is the plural of bioavailability?
- The plural of bioavailability is bioavailabilities.
Words near bioavailability in the dictionary
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