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biospecific

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • bī′ō-spĭ-sĭf′ĭk
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
  • Australian: /ˌbɑɪ.əʉ.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌbaɪ.ɐʉ.spəˈsəf.ək/
  • Scotland: /ˌbaɪ.o.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/
  • India: /ˌbaj.oː.spiˈsif.ik/
  • rhymes with -ɪfɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Whose properties or activities vary according to the specific biological molecule that it interacts with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to a biospecies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English specific English biospecific From bio- + specific.