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synbio

US/ˌsɪnˈbaɪoʊ/

synbio is the clipping of synthetic biology.

Meaning of synthetic biology

Noun

synthetic biology (uncountable)

  1. The application of genetic engineering to generate modified or even completely new forms of life.
    • Near-synonym: artificial life
    Synonyms:
    artificial life

Origin of synbio

Clipped compound.

Questions about synbio

What is synbio the clipping of?
Synbio is the clipping of synthetic biology.
How do you pronounce synbio?
Synbio is pronounced /ˌsɪnˈbaɪoʊ/ (US).

Words near synbio in the dictionary

  1. synaxary
  2. synaxes
  3. synaxid
  4. synaxids
  5. synaxis
  6. synbio
  7. synbiotic
  8. synbiotics
  9. synbranchid
  10. synbranchids
  11. synbranchiform

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Adapted from Wiktionary: synbio (page history and authors); synthetic biology (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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