biocodes

Noun

biocode (plural biocodes)

1. A unified taxonomic system, such as the BioCode.
   • The most valuable innovation of the new API 20C was the development of the biocode system.1991, G.A. Land, M.R. McGinnis, I.F. Salkin, “Evaluation of commercial kits and systems for the rapid identification and biotyping of yeasts”, in Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology and...
2. A single numeric value calculated from a collection of biometric data; profile.
   • Based on the coded values for sensitivity or resistance to the six chemicals, a six-digit biocode or profile was prepared.1992, Mycopathologia, page 13
3. An arbitrary number or string for identifying a biological organism.
   • The number given before the generic name is the biocode used in the museum for cataloguing purposes.1983, David Heppell, Shelagh Mary Smith, Recent Cephalopoda in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
4. The genomes of one or more interacting organisms.
   • "God code doesn't necessarily prove that God exists,” Schiller explained. “The God code is merely a massive compilation of thousands of different biocodes that have been collected by Tento's main bioscanner at TIS."2008, Jason Egroff, The Tento Saga: Mankind's Perilous Journey, →ISBN, page 202
5. Any water-soluble bioreactive substance.
   • A variety of other biocodes such as ozone may prove to be advantageous in RO systems but have not been adequately studied.1992, United States Congress House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Desalination Research

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