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biocomputer

biocomputer noun: any of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).

Noun

biocomputer (plural biocomputers)

  1. Any of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).
    • These prototype biocomputers use slime moulds to solve a range of geometrical problems.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 71

Forms of biocomputer

pluralbiocomputers

Origin of biocomputer

From bio- + computer.

Questions about biocomputer

What does biocomputer mean?
Biocomputer means any of several proposed systems using DNA, proteins, or other biological materials to perform data processing (in synthetic biology).
What part of speech is biocomputer?
Biocomputer is a noun.
What is the plural of biocomputer?
The plural of biocomputer is biocomputers.

Words near biocomputer in the dictionary

  1. biocompound
  2. biocompounds
  3. biocomputation
  4. biocomputational
  5. biocomputationally
  6. biocomputer
  7. biocomputers
  8. biocomputing
  9. bioconcentrate
  10. bioconcentrated
  11. bioconcentrates

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