Bioprotective
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 biologically of biochemically protective
"Nowadays, low trehalose levels found in some desiccation resistant animals like tardigrades or monogonont eggs, and in some plants, suggest that trehalose does not only act as bioprotective molecule but could be used alternatively as a signaling molecule."
Example
More examples"Nowadays, low trehalose levels found in some desiccation resistant animals like tardigrades or monogonont eggs, and in some plants, suggest that trehalose does not only act as bioprotective molecule but could be used alternatively as a signaling molecule."
Etymology
From bio- + protective.
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