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biosimilar

biosimilar noun: a variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.

Noun

biosimilar (plural biosimilars)

  1. A variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.

Forms of biosimilar

pluralbiosimilars

Origin of biosimilar

From bio- + similar.

Questions about biosimilar

What does biosimilar mean?
Biosimilar means a variant of a biopharmaceutical that is marketed following the expiry of the original patent.
What part of speech is biosimilar?
Biosimilar is a noun.
What is the plural of biosimilar?
The plural of biosimilar is biosimilars.

Words near biosimilar in the dictionary

  1. biosilica
  2. biosiliceous
  3. biosilicification
  4. biosilicifications
  5. biosilification
  6. biosimilar
  7. biosimilarities
  8. biosimilarity
  9. biosimilars
  10. biosimulation
  11. biosimulations

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