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biochip

noun

Etymology

From bio- + chip.

  1. inherited from *ċippian✻ — “to cut; hew”
  2. inherited from chippen
  3. derived from *ǵeyb-✻ — “to split; divide; germinate; sprout”
  4. inherited from *kippōną✻ — “to chip, chop”
  5. inherited from *kippōn✻ — “to cut; carve; hack; chop”
  6. derived from *ċippian✻
  7. inherited from ċipp — “chip; small piece of wood, shaving”
  8. inherited from chip
  9. prefixed as biochip — “bio + chip”

Definitions

  1. A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a…

    A microchip made from biological macromolecules (especially DNA) rather than a semiconductor.

  2. An identification chip fitted into the flesh of an animal.

  3. To fit (an animal) with such a chip.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biochip. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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