bioorthogonal

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ orthogonal (“able to be treated separately”)

Adjective

bioorthogonal (comparative more bioorthogonal, superlative most bioorthogonal)

1. (biochemistry) Describing biochemical research techniques for selectively labelling biomolecules that are independent of the detailed structure of the host molecule.

Derived terms

• bioorthogonality
• bioorthogonally

See also

• click chemistry