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bioorthogonal

bioorthogonal adjective: describing biochemical research techniques for selectively labelling biomolecules that are independent of the detailed structure of the host molecule.

Adjective

bioorthogonal (comparative more bioorthogonal, superlative most bioorthogonal)

  1. Describing biochemical research techniques for selectively labelling biomolecules that are independent of the detailed structure of the host molecule.

Forms of bioorthogonal

comparativemore bioorthogonal
superlativemost bioorthogonal

Origin of bioorthogonal

From bio- + orthogonal (“able to be treated separately”).

Words formed from bioorthogonal

Questions about bioorthogonal

What does bioorthogonal mean?
Bioorthogonal means describing biochemical research techniques for selectively labelling biomolecules that are independent of the detailed structure of the host molecule.
What part of speech is bioorthogonal?
Bioorthogonal is an adjective.

Words near bioorthogonal in the dictionary

  1. bioorganic
  2. bioorganism
  3. bioorganisms
  4. bioorganometallic
  5. bioorgans
  6. bioorthogonal
  7. bioorthogonality
  8. bioorthogonally
  9. biooxidant
  10. biooxidants
  11. biooxidation

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