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bioinformatics

UK/ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks//ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfɚˈmætɪks/

bioinformatics noun: a field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.

Noun

bioinformatics (uncountable)

  1. A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
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bioinformatics meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Malay and Indonesian

bioinformatics in Tamil

field of science
உயிர் தகவலியல் uyir takavaliyal

bioinformatics in Malayalam

field of science
ബയോ-ഇൻഫർമാറ്റിക്സ് bayō-iṉphaṟmāṟṟiks

bioinformatics in Malay

field of science
bioinformatik

bioinformatics in Indonesian

field of science
bioinformatika
More languagesFewer languages
bioinformatics in Thai
ชีวสารสนเทศศาสตร์, ชีววิทยาเชิงคำนวณ
bioinformatics in Vietnamese
tin sinh học

Forms of bioinformatics

alternative formbio-informatics

Origin of bioinformatics

From bio- + informatics.

Words formed from bioinformatics

Questions about bioinformatics

What does bioinformatics mean?
Bioinformatics means a field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology merge into a single discipline to analyse biological information using computers and statistical techniques.
What is bioinformatics in Tamil?
Bioinformatics in Tamil is உயிர் தகவலியல் (uyir takavaliyal). See Bioinformatics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics is a noun.
How do you pronounce bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics is pronounced /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks/ (UK).

Words near bioinformatics in the dictionary

  1. bioinformatically
  2. bioinformatician
  3. bioinformaticians
  4. bioinformaticist
  5. bioinformaticists
  6. bioinformatics
  7. bioinformation
  8. bioinformational
  9. bioinformative
  10. bioingredient
  11. bioingredients

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