Biocode
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A unified taxonomic system, such as the BioCode.
"The most valuable innovation of the new API 20C was the development of the biocode system."
- 2 A single numeric value calculated from a collection of biometric data; profile.
"Based on the coded values for sensitivity or resistance to the six chemicals, a six-digit biocode or profile was prepared."
- 3 An arbitrary number or string for identifying a biological organism.
"The number given before the generic name is the biocode used in the museum for cataloguing purposes."
- 4 The genomes of one or more interacting organisms.
""God code doesn't necessarily prove that God exists,” Schiller explained. “The God code is merely a massive compilation of thousands of different biocodes that have been collected by Tento's main bioscanner at TIS.""
- 5 Alternative form of bio-code. alt-of, alternative
"The stirring of the cognitive potential means that the biocodes within the body-mind organism are made to respond to the demands of the communicational setting."
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- 6 Any water-soluble bioreactive substance.
"A variety of other biocodes such as ozone may prove to be advantageous in RO systems but have not been adequately studied."
- 1 To encode using biological signals or markers.
"In fact, then there is no reason why complex carbohydrates should shy at competition with nucleic acids and proteins for the top spot in high-density biocoding."
- 2 To classify biological organisms by assigning biocodes to them.
"And the money's still flooding in, there'll be biocoding work for the next decade."
- 1 A unified code for taxonomic nomenclature first proposed in 1997.
"In the light of the proposed BioCode (see Greuter et al. 1998) would culton be a suitable term for domesticated "taxa" of biology in general?"
Example
More examples"The most valuable innovation of the new API 20C was the development of the biocode system."
Etymology
From bio- + code.
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