Biotherapeutics
noun
noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The field encompassing therapeutic materials produced using biological means, including recombinant DNA technology.
"“We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced."
- 2 plural of biotherapeutic form-of, plural
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More examples"“We want to become a leader in biotherapeutics and vaccines,” Jeffrey B. Kindler, Pfizer’s chief executive, said Monday at the Manhattan news conference where the deal was announced."
Etymology
From bio- + therapeutics.
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